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ERIC Number: EJ1380467
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3746
EISSN: EISSN-1573-191X
"Cheerleaders" and "Mama Bears": Combatting Sexist Teacher Strike Discourse
Hardman, Sara; de Rezende Rocha, Tomas
Studies in Philosophy and Education, v42 n4 p367-387 Jul 2023
Teacher strikes have taken place in the United States since the end of the 19th century, became much more common in the 1960s, and have enjoyed a resurgence over the past five years (2018-2023). In this paper, we analyze teacher strikes with two main objectives. First, we examine how sexism and misogyny impact discourse around teacher strikes, as well as the justifications that teachers themselves give for striking. We find that teachers are at risk of being deemed 'immoral' unless they justify their decision to strike by appealing to their being in the service of others. Pressure to adopt this framing not only negatively impacts teachers' dignity as human beings deserving of adequate compensation and working conditions, but it also inadvertently upholds unjust patriarchal norms regarding teaching as care work. In the second part of this paper, we put forward alternative framings teachers can adopt in justifying their decisions to strike. The framings are rooted in philosophical literature that allows for self-regarding actions to be recognized as properly moral in certain circumstances. We argue that by extending this recognition to teachers who strike, we combat covert sexist expectations and uphold the dignity of teachers as persons.
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Language: English
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