A universalização do cuidado como objetivo prioritário das novas políticas de igualdade no âmbito da Constituição espanhola.

Abstract

ABSTRACT:

The dedication that women have given to minors, the elderly and dependents is essential for maintaining the welfare state, but it cannot remain the sole responsibility of women. Nor can one deny the values that women have demonstrated in order to make this care possible, but this must be recognized and universalized. Despite its importance, the ethics of care is a concept that has sometimes been unfairly criticized by feminism for its essentialist connotation, which must be recovered and reinterpreted from another perspective. It is not only a question of claiming the value of what women have done (always and still), but also of highlighting the lack of this value as a fundamental ingredient in ethical discourse. It is essential to find new values, principles and legal elements to reassess care, without essentialist connotations, and place the person at the centre of rights and policies. It is necessary to make different policies, especially on rights and education, but not only that; it is also essential to incorporate a feminist perspective that values the importance of reproductive values. This work intends to make proposals to find these new elements to build a new constitutional pact more in line with current social and economic assistance needs.