Feminism

Huiping Xian

Chapter 8 in Theories and Concepts in Work and Employment Relations, 2025, pp 77-84 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Feminism is an umbrella term that describes feminists’ shared interest to live in societies where women can realise their potential as individuals. This chapter examines four main feminist perspectives that explain gender inequality: liberal feminism; radical feminism; postfeminism; and cyberfeminism. Gender-related studies in employment relations (ER) tend to adapt a position somewhere between moderate and radical feminist perspectives. This chapter uses Birze et al. and Bainbridge et al. as examples to illustrate the wide range of methodologies that feminist researchers have employed in ER research. However, traditional feminist research has been criticised for prioritising white, middle-class, global North and heterosexual women's experience, while marginalising the ‘voice’ of other women groups. On the other hand, the diverse experience of different women groups also raises questions about how to conceptualise ‘women’ and ‘gender’ in a global context. This chapter calls for further ER research to consider the integration of reproduction, care and production in the context of precarious work and flexibility. Moreover, future ER research can focus on the intersection of women's digital experience, family and work in the global South.

Keywords: Discrimination; Gender equality; Feminism; Production and reproduction; Sexism in labour market; Women's roles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035316199
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