The Role of Neoliberal Capitalism in Reproducing Gender Inequality in Italy

This article investigates the relationship between the 'gender informal care gap' -the relative contributions of women to informal care for non-co-resident relatives and other members of social networks, compared to men -and public care policies, level of care needs, labour market position and gendered care attitudes. Since the literature suggests that none of these factors alone can explain the gender informal care gap, we develop a model based on fuzzy-set/qualitative comparative analysis in order to identify patterns in the relationship between the factors. The analysis conducted at the macro-national level in 13 European countries, suggests that at the macro-level, the availability of public care services is crucial to understanding the gender informal care gap, while women's labour market position, the presence or absence of gendered care attitudes and the level of care needs play no or a relatively minor role.

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“…This finding is consistent across countries (e.g. Jegermalm 2006;Hanaoka and Norton 2008;Toffanin 2011).…”

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 73%

The Gender Informal Care Gap

2015

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“…Despite important changes in the (informal) provision of care, overall, women commit more time to caring than men, in particular in relation to more intense, personal care and the management of care (Rosenthal et al, 2007;Schmid et al, 2012), a finding that is consistent across countries (e.g. Hanaoka and Norton, 2008;Jegermalm, 2006;Toffanin, 2011). Also, interestingly, the increasing importance of professional care services has altered the informal distribution of care only marginally.…”

Section: Care As a Family Issuementioning

confidence: 95%

The Meaning of Care

Weicht

2015

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“…Thus, the colonization and commercialization of the daily life of households is taking place through the progressive development of financial markets and practices (LeBaron 2010; Wöhl, Hoffmann & Schlager 2015;Wöhl 2018;Toffanin 2011Toffanin , 2015Herrera 2012;Sayer 2005;Hoskyns & Rai 2007).…”

Section: The Reprivatization Of Social Reproductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Patriarchal logics and gender inequalities through the financialization of housing

Martín-Gago,

Vives-Miró

2023

Miscellanea Geographica

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This study aims to examine the current knowledge about the relationships between financialization, housing issues, patriarchal logic, and gender inequalities to identify gaps in knowledge, which, in turn, can be considered as topics of scientific interest for future research. To this end, the study provides an exhaustive review of current academic debate regarding the abovementioned topics from the perspectives of critical urban geography, urban political economy, sociology, and gender and feminist studies. This study points out that the patriarchal roots of the financialization of housing originate from the exclusion of housing from the social provision and from its conversion to a financial asset, subordinating its use value to its exchange value. This logic strengthens gender inequalities in the form of women facing a higher debt burden to pay for housing, an increase in their unpaid reproductive labor and salaried labor, and the reinforcement of the gendered division of labor.

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The Role of Neoliberal Capitalism in Reproducing Gender Inequality in Italy

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The Gender Informal Care Gap

The Gender Informal Care Gap

The Meaning of Care

Patriarchal logics and gender inequalities through the financialization of housing

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