WHAT HAS THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT WROUGHT - A LOOK AT MATURE WOMENS LEISURE

The authors argue that promoting gender equality without simultaneousl y promoting changes in capitalist workplace organization and capitalis t cultural values systems will likely result in the unintended consequ ence of less meaningful leisure for mature women of the future. The cu rrent problem of declining leisure for both men and women, but especia lly women, is described, analyzed, and projected to the future. Certai n assumptions are made about societal forces: liberal reform feminists continue to alter the system of gender stratification, male advantage continues to decrease, and capitalism continues to develop. The autho rs use a Marxist-feminist interpretation to help explain the structure and dynamics of the leisure problem.