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Jaggar on Feminist Ethics

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Informal discrimination is manifested not only in assumptions that women are not suited to certain sorts of work.

Alison Jaggar · Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt

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Alison Jaggar

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Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt

Chapter / location

Feminist Politics and Human Nature (1983), p. 177

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feminist-philosophy · alison-jaggar · jaggar · feminist · ethics

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From Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt, Feminist Politics and Human Nature (1983), p. 177.

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English translation; consult the named source edition for the original wording.

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Jaggar on Feminist Ethics: verified wording, primary-work location, historical context, and a source-bounded explanation of its meaning.

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“Informal discrimination is manifested not only in assumptions that women are not suited to certain sorts of work.”

Author

The passage is by Alison Jaggar. It is presented as a short primary-source quotation, not as an anonymous maxim or a substitute for the author’s larger argument.

Source

The cited location is Feminist Politics and Human Nature (1983), p. 177 in Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt. Readers using a different edition should verify pagination and punctuation against that edition; the linked source or publisher record provides the documentary trail.

Context

Jaggar’s discussion identifies informal assumptions and practices that can exclude women even where formal occupational barriers have been removed.

The page Jaggar on Feminist Ethics is complete only if “jaggar on feminist ethics” is answered on its own evidence. Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt and Feminist Philosophy define that evidence base; What Is Mansplaining and What Is Manspreading supply critical adjacency without content duplication.

Meaning

The excerpt distinguishes rules on paper from credibility, fit, networks, and everyday judgment. Evidence of discrimination therefore requires examining decisions as well as stated policy.

For Jaggar on Feminist Ethics, this section answers “jaggar on feminist ethics” and nothing broader. Check the boundary against Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt and Feminist Philosophy; use What Is Mansplaining and What Is Manspreading only for comparison, not as a substitute conclusion.

The evidence route for Jaggar on Feminist Ethics begins with Feminist Politics and Human Nature, p. 177 excerpt and Feminist Philosophy. The query “jaggar on feminist ethics” remains distinct from What Is Mansplaining and What Is Manspreading, which tests a neighboring mechanism rather than repeating this page.

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