The Sexual Division of Labor and Its Ramifications
Location
Ponderosa Room C
Presentation Type
Presentation
Presentation Topic
sexual division of labor
Start Date
3-3-2023 3:35 PM
Event Sort Order
49
Abstract
The traditional sexual division of labor is typically viewed as a solely feminist issue, and thus widely ignored are its racist, classist, and homophobic ramifications. While somewhat less obvious, these latter lenses reveal the more nuanced harms of this patriarchal tool. This paper dissects the sexual division of labor through the viewpoints of race, class, and sexuality to illustrate the wider array of harms it causes. Various topics explored include undue pressure faced by Black women as they balance gendered household activities with financially supporting their households, an examination of the market dependency model and the ways this leads to economic entrapment, and the stigmatization of gender roles within LGBTQ+ relationships. Overall, it is obvious that a wide range of people suffer under the sexual division of labor outside of the white, middle-class, heterosexual women that this struggle is typically associated with.
Paper
The Sexual Division of Labor and Its Ramifications
Ponderosa Room C
The traditional sexual division of labor is typically viewed as a solely feminist issue, and thus widely ignored are its racist, classist, and homophobic ramifications. While somewhat less obvious, these latter lenses reveal the more nuanced harms of this patriarchal tool. This paper dissects the sexual division of labor through the viewpoints of race, class, and sexuality to illustrate the wider array of harms it causes. Various topics explored include undue pressure faced by Black women as they balance gendered household activities with financially supporting their households, an examination of the market dependency model and the ways this leads to economic entrapment, and the stigmatization of gender roles within LGBTQ+ relationships. Overall, it is obvious that a wide range of people suffer under the sexual division of labor outside of the white, middle-class, heterosexual women that this struggle is typically associated with.
Presenter Bio
Charlotte Alcon is an English major with a double minor in education and women’s studies at Flagler College, located in St. Augustine, Florida. She plans to become a professor of queer and women’s literature, and will begin studying at Kingston University London in the fall for her Master’s degree in English Literature.