Domácí je politické“? Hospodyňství v poválečném Československu perspektivou Ústředí československých hospodyň a národněsocialistických poslankyň

Housework has always been one of the main issues of feminist debates. The aim of the article is to show how the housewife became the subject of political debate. The article focuses on the feminist and political discourse surrounding household chores in post-war Czechoslovakia (1945–1947). Drawing on an analysis of the journal Our Household (Naše domácnost) and discussions in parliament, we argue that after WWII the women’s movement and the National Socialists called for the recognition of domestic work as equal to occupations outside the home. This article contributes to the debates about the recognition of housework by showing how the issue of housework was addressed in a particular period of Czech history and what strategies were employed to improve the representation of household chores and the position of housewives in society. … full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in

Gender a výzkum (On-line) Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 29 - 41

Main Authors

Marie Láníková, Adéla Souralová

Document Type

Journal Article

Language

Czech

Published

Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences 01. 12. 2016

Subjects

housewife

national socialists

post-war Czechoslovakia

recognition of housework

women’s movement

ISSN

2570-6578
2570-6586

DOI

10.13060/12130028.2016.17.2.280