From The Gendered Society by Michael Kimmel
Kimmel bring historic and anthropological findings to bear on cultural/social variation in the dynamics of gender, namely, how it is defined, levels of inequality, the extent of the gendered division of labor, and the determinants of women's status in society. This piece provides support for a cultural/social rather than a biological interpretation of gender as a unit of differentiation in society.
-According to Kimmel, which of the following is alleged to explain gender inequality in the economic division of labor:
A) Rise of feudalism
B) Rise of wage labor
C) Rise of domestic households
D) None of the above.

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Kimmel argues that the rise of wage labor is a key factor in explaining gender inequality in the economic division of labor. He notes that as men moved into the industrial workforce, they gained economic power and social status, while women were relegated to domestic roles and seen as economically dependent on men. This has contributed to the gender wage gap and other forms of economic inequality between men and women. The rise of feudalism and domestic households are not directly linked to Kimmel's argument about the economic division of labor.

From the Gendered Society by Michael Kimmel