What types of environments are ascribed to women ? In what ways has domestic production contributed to the creation of « women's sphere », and what are the consequences for women's daily lives ? We are already familiar with certain definitions of women's sphere : feminized spaces are seen as subordinate spaces, imposed on women in order to fulfil ideological and economic functions associated with domestic work and the production of family life. According to socialist feminist geographers, this feminization of spaces is the result of the perpetuation of patriarchal relationships within advanced capitalist societies. However, the creation of such « female territory » has at least enabled women to emerge from the purely private sphere of the home and to develop their own social networks in these environments.