reparations & exploitation

[kelley]

At 01:24 PM 3/9/01 -0500, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>At 05:45 PM 3/9/01 +0000, Yoshie wrote:
> >>oh my god!  yes, it's true that women in same occupations, with same
> >>experience, education, work commitment etc often get paid less than
> >>men.  but the reason why women are paid less is explained MORE by
> >>occupational segregation and further segregation within
> >>occupations.  (women tend to be food service managers, h.r. managers, etc)
> >>
> >>that is NOT exploitation. if you got rid of capitalism, then it's quite
> >>possible that the same reasons why women end up in jobs that pay less will
> >>end up in the same kinds of jobs which are typically accorded less status,
> >>prestige, etc.
> >>
> >>why is that being ignored?
>
>
>It is a false assumption that jobs are defined independently of the
>property relations, mode of production, etc.  If you get rid capitalism and
>capitalist division of labor, capitalist jobs descriptions will disappear
>as well.

a division of labor where people are accorded less status and prestige, 
however, will not necessarily.