Work and suffrage without socialist restructuring do not liberate women.
Evidence
However, one must not think that the simple juxtaposition of the right to vote and a job amounts to total liberation; work today is not freedom. Only in a socialist world would the woman who has one be sure of the other. Today, the majority of workers are exploited. Moreover, social structures have not been deeply modified by the changes in women’s condition. This world has always belonged to men and still retains the form they have imprinted on it. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1919
Categorization
- XREF: Resonates with Marxist-feminist critiques connecting to the reader’s prior engagement with social institutions and labor theory. — connects to: Ideological and cultural movements do not cause female liberation. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 209; Economic emancipation alone does not place women in a situation identical to men’s — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1920; Giving the oppressed the vote does not by itself empower them. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1060 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Abstract rights alone cannot guarantee women a concrete hold on the world
#corroborates(0.96) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 292 - Economic emancipation alone does not place women in a situation identical to men’s
#corroborates(0.92) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1920 - Giving the oppressed the vote does not by itself empower them.
#corroborates(0.85) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1060