{"title":"Pulling the Ladder Up Behind You: Feminism and Family","authors":"Gowri Ramachandran","doi":"10.2202/1539-8323.1143","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this contribution to \"Legal Feminism Now,\" a symposium in Issues in Legal Scholarship, the author uses her personal alienation from feminism as a tool for examining the political and cultural risks entailed in feminist alliances with gender and family essentialists, over issues such as carework. She argues that these alliances may seem attractive as an incremental step to those whose goal is to improve work-life balance for all, but if the ladder is pulled up behind those who get benefits first, the result may be even further disadvantage for gender and family non-conformists.","PeriodicalId":34921,"journal":{"name":"Issues in Legal Scholarship","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2011-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2202/1539-8323.1143","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Issues in Legal Scholarship","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2202/1539-8323.1143","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this contribution to "Legal Feminism Now," a symposium in Issues in Legal Scholarship, the author uses her personal alienation from feminism as a tool for examining the political and cultural risks entailed in feminist alliances with gender and family essentialists, over issues such as carework. She argues that these alliances may seem attractive as an incremental step to those whose goal is to improve work-life balance for all, but if the ladder is pulled up behind those who get benefits first, the result may be even further disadvantage for gender and family non-conformists.
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Issues in Legal Scholarship presents cutting-edge legal and policy research using the format of online peer-reviewed symposia. The journal’s emphasis on interdisciplinary work and legal theory extends to recent symposium topics such as Single-Sex Marriage, The Reformation of American Administrative Law, and Catastrophic Risks. The symposia systematically address emerging issues of great significance, offering ongoing scholarship of interest to a wide range of policy and legal researchers. Online publication makes it possible for other researchers to find the best and latest quickly, as well as to join in further discussion. Each symposium aims to be a living forum with ongoing publications and commentaries.
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