Pioneering Feminist Economics: Barbara Bergmann’s Contributions to Gender Issues

IF 1.1 Q3 ECONOMICS

Eastern Economic Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI:10.1057/s41302-024-00267-4

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Abstract

Barbara Bergmann’s exploration of gender issues, especially the intra-house division of labor and marriage theory, was a central focus in early feminist economics (1970–1980s). Trained in mathematics and economics, she initially examined race and gender-based occupational segregation. Her scrutiny of gender inequality in the labor market led her to investigate resource distribution within families and spousal labor division, rejecting Becker’s New Home Economics. This paper has a twofold aim: First, showcasing Bergmann’s impact on intra-house power dynamics, primarily critiquing Becker's neoclassical approach; second, revealing her feminist agenda through lesser-known materials, whether unpublished or in the popular press.

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女权经济学的先驱：芭芭拉-伯格曼对性别问题的贡献

摘要芭芭拉-伯格曼（Barbara Bergmann）对性别问题的探索，尤其是家庭内部分工和婚姻理论，是早期女权主义经济学（1970-1980 年代）的核心焦点。她接受过数学和经济学训练，最初研究的是基于种族和性别的职业隔离。她对劳动力市场中的性别不平等现象进行了深入研究，并由此开始研究家庭内部的资源分配和配偶的劳动分工，从而否定了贝克尔的 "新家庭经济学"。本文有两个目的：第一，展示伯格曼对家庭内部权力动态的影响，主要是批判贝克尔的新古典方法；第二，通过鲜为人知的资料（无论是未出版的还是大众媒体的）揭示她的女权主义议程。

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Eastern Economic Journal ECONOMICS-

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