Abstract
Recent years have seen an increased interest in the “wages for housework” movement that emerged from 1970s autonomist feminism. Within the UBI discourse, this demand is seen as somewhat of a precursor movement, and as such has been drawn upon - most notably by Weeks (2011) - when discussing current UBI advocacy. Delving into the intellectual history of this theoretical current, this chapter traces the development of autonomist feminism and its transition away from a wages for housework position towards support for a basic income. Following the underlying analyses and assumptions of this discourse, I examine the areas in which UBI represents both a continuation of and an improvement upon previous demands, while ultimately expressing critical support for UBI and autonomist feminism more generally on these grounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Care and Gender: Potentials and Risks of Universal Basic Income |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the FRIBIS Annual Conference 2023 |
| Editors | Bernhard Neumarker, Jessica Schulz |
| Publisher | LIT Verlag |
| Pages | 67-77 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-643-96688-9, 978-3-643-96669-8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-643-91669-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Oct 2024 |
| Event | Care & Gender – Potentials & Risks of UBI: FRIBIS Annual Conference 2023 - Kollegiengebäude I at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Duration: 9 Oct 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 https://www.fribis.uni-freiburg.de/event/fribis-jahrestagung-2023-annual-conference/ |
Conference
| Conference | Care & Gender – Potentials & Risks of UBI |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Period | 9/10/23 → 11/10/23 |
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