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John Stuart Mill And The Employment Of Married Women: Reconciling Utility And Justice

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  • SIGOT, NATHALIE
  • BEAURAIN, CHRISTOPHE

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This paper explores the link between utilitarianism and feminism through the positions of John Stuart Mill. We try to reconcile Mill's conviction about the necessity of establishing equality between sexes with his position concerning the employment of married women. This reconciliation has already been attempted by other researchers. Our perspective is slightly different in that we seek to establish a globally coherent position by examining Mill's various writings in order to evaluate his feminism in terms of his utilitarian philosophy.
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  • Sigot, Nathalie & Beaurain, Christophe, 2009. "John Stuart Mill And The Employment Of Married Women: Reconciling Utility And Justice," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(3), pages 281-304, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:jhisec:v:31:y:2009:i:03:p:281-304_99
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    1. Virginie Gouverneur, 2019. "John Stuart Mill on Wage Inequalities Between Men and Women," Post-Print hal-04790339, HAL.

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