Basic income policy: Objections and possibilities for gender equality

Fonseca, Lorena

doi:10.1590/2179-8966/2022/62406i

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Articles • Rev. Direito Práx. 14 (03) • Jul-Sep 2023 • https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2022/62406i copy

Basic income policy: Objections and possibilities for gender equality

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the position of feminist authors regarding Philippe Van Parijs' proposal of unconditional and universal basic income policy. The initial hypothesis of this research is that Van Parijs' proposal manages to resist, satisfactorily, the feminist objections that are opposed to its content, with regard to the implementation of a freedom project and the minimization of gender inequalities. It is concluded that, under the aspects of security, self-ownership and the lexmin opportunity, although there are a set of advantages, the basic income model under study is not a sufficient measure to meet all the conditions of real women's freedom.

Keywords:
Basic Income; Gender Equality; Feminism

Principles of Gender Equity	Content of the Principle	Theoretical contribution of Basic Income
Anti-Poverty	Denial of precarious living conditions and economic constrictions	Security of an income floor with no job disincentives from proven effective benefits
Anti-Exploitation	Denial of abuse of power relationships for disproportionate distribution of tasks	Reduction of the power of the employer, husband and bureaucrats
Income Equity	Fair distribution of control over family resources	Redistribution of income between and within family arrangements
Leisure Time Equity	Fair distribution of time for leisure activities and self-realization	Reduction of economic pressure in men can facilitate the redistribution of domestic activities
Equity of Respect	Absence of discrimination due to gender roles and appreciation of female work	Lack of conditionality respects the value of activities that go beyond salaried work
Anti-Maginalization	The living standards of men and women should be equivalent	Income not linked specifically to domestic care makes discrimination against women more difficult
Anti-Androcentrism	Power relations between men and women should be minimally symmetrical in the family arrangement	Income not linked to participation in the labor market

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[1] Lorena Fonseca

Doctorate student and Master in Law at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Bachelor's degree in Law from the State University of Montes Claros (UNIMONTES). Current professor of civil law at the State University of Minas Gerais (UEMG/Diamantina). Former Professor of Civil Law at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF/GV). Former Legal Consultant of the General Attorney of the State of Minas Gerais. Former Director of External Relations of the Serras de Minas Association of Justice theory and law. Private Law Research and Theories of Justice. E-mail: lorena.fonseca@outlook.com. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4031-7574.

Security	Difficult acceptance of legislative agendas related to basic income
	Strong cultural linkage of income and the product of work
	Need for complementary policies and laws for effectiveness
	Resistance and lobbying of policial and economically powerfull sectors
Self-Ownership	Instrumental way of materializing equality between men and women
	Great fears in relation to the existance of freeriders
	Basic income is steel a bet for gender equity
	Possibility of reinforcing choices of gender stereotype
Leximin Opportunity	Society is socialized to naturalize gender roles
	There is no guarantee that people will choose to exercise freedom
	Need for alternative ways to deepen cultural changes
	Need for free development of a sense of solidarity