Productive reorganization and sexual division of the labour: reflections about the contemporary women work

Abstract

The text brings a reflection about the Marxist category of work and the consequences of this theory for the comprehension of women’s work. It discusses the contemporary feminine work, notably from the advent of productive restructuring, an essential episode for managing structural crisis of capital. It ends by considering the importance of reflection about work and the sexual division of labor for the understanding of contemporary capitalist sociality.

Keywords

• Mundo do trabalho
• Trabalho feminino
• Divisão sexual do trabalho
• Reestruturação produtiva.