dichotomization of these spheres, entrepreneurship as an approach to CSR may reflect the internal bias that is that which is done for pay in a market context, and the “work” rest is or economically trivial personal Such biases, if they remain “life” “choice.” unacknowledged, may hamper the gender empowerment outcomes of CSR programs. Unpaid/care work provides the absolutely essential foundations for any other kind of work, entrepreneurship included. The conceptual framework introduced in this article demonstrates that, if attuned to issues brought forth by the feminist economics analysis of CSR can and help recognize, reduce, redistribute, represent “work,” unpaid/care work (the featured in Samman et al., 2016), in the service of “4Rs,” women’s empowerment. Alternatively, when such insights are overlooked, CSR entrepreneurship projects can lead unpaid/care work and those who undertake and – rely upon it to be as the burden remains and disregarded demanding differentiated – between genders, in public and policy settings (the my own), disadvantaged “4Ds,” leading to deepening inequalities. Thus, the need for greater sophistication among CSR scholars and practitioners concerning the definition of is evident. “work” NOTES
dichotomization of these spheres, entrepreneurship as an approach to CSR may reflect the internal bias that “work” is that which is done for pay in a market context, and the rest is “life” or economically trivial personal “choice.” Such biases, if they remain unacknowledged, may hamper the gender empowerment outcomes of CSR programs. Unpaid/care work provides the absolutely essential foundations for any other kind of work, entrepreneurship included. The conceptual framework introduced in this article demonstrates that, if attuned to issues brought forth by the feminist economics analysis of “work,” CSR can recognize, reduce, redistribute, and help represent unpaid/care work (the “4Rs,” featured in Samman et al., 2016), in the service of women’s empowerment. Alternatively, when such insights are overlooked, CSR entrepreneurship projects can lead unpaid/care work – and those who undertake and rely upon it – to be disregarded as the burden remains demanding and differentiated between genders, disadvantaged in public and policy settings (the “4Ds,” my own), leading to deepening inequalities. Thus, the need for greater sophistication among CSR scholars and practitioners concerning the definition of “work” is evident. NOTES
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