Sex and Class: CSE Sex and Class Group

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This paper was written by members of the CSE Sex and Class group, and presented at the opening session of the 1981 CSE conference. As a collective paper, it contains different emphases and even conflicting ideas, but what unifies it is the argument that socialist politics must be transformed by feminism, and traditional marxist analysis rethought in the light of gender division. It argues for the development of ‘gender-conscious' analysis in all areas, and against the relegation of women to a separate female space. The editorial collective had decided to publish it as it stands, because it opens up the question of the kind of feminist work appropriate to the CSE. In recent editorial meetings, we have discussed the relationship between Capital and Class and feminist journals like Feminist Review, and we have tried to define the ways in which Capital and Class could contribute to feminist analysis. Few people would dismiss feminism as irrelevant to the journal, but the question remains whether we concentrate on publishing more articles on specifically ‘feminist topics’, or seek to develop the implications of feminism for areas traditionally considered gender-neutral. Obviously, it is possible to do both, and the dividing line is rarely clear, but we feel the second is particularly important for Capital and Class, and it is with this in mind that we are publishing this working paper.

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