Towards a post-patriarchal State. Feminism and careingzenship.

Authors

  • BLANCA RODRÍGUEZ RUIZ

Keywords:

gender, citizenship, caringzenship, autonomy, interdependence

Abstract

Efforts to curtail discrimination against women have traditionally been couched in terms of rights. Although these efforts often lead to improvements in women’s equality and living conditions, they do not suffice to deconstruct the structural grounds of gender discrimination in western societies. This paper propounds that we should redefine gender relations through a new model of citizenship. It proposes that we elaborate a model of citizenship that does not rest on the myth of (male) independence, but assumes instead human beings’ interdependent and relational nature. It proposes that we move from a model of citizenship towards a model of caringzenship.

Published

2010-10-01

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Section

ARTICLES