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Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities.

The Illusion of Equality The Rhetoric and Reality

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 9/15/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226249568, 978-0226249568
      ISBN10: 0226249565
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      Gender studies: women and girls Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

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      Book Synopsis
      Focusing on the language and symbols of reform, Fineman argues that by advocating measures based on equality of treatment rather than of outcome, liberal feminists disregarded the socioeconomic factors that simultaneously place women at a disadvantage in the market and favor their taking on primary domestic responsibilities.

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