Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism
I. Capitalist Relations of Production
II. Necessary and Surplus Labour Time: The working Day
Labour power as commodity
The value of labour power and workers wages
III. Social Reproduction
Maintenance and renewal of workers
Subsistence and care of non-working members of the family
Reproduction of the labour force through generation changes
IV. The Domestic Labour Debates
V. The Oppression of Women
keywords:
social reproduction
sexual division of labour
value of labour power: use value and exchange value
women's unpaid labour
wages in Marx
women's oppression
exploitation and oppression
Reading materials:
Capital, Labour-Power, and Gender-Relations: Introduction to the Historical Materialism Edition of Marxism and the Oppression of Women Susan Ferguson and David McNally [1]