Women and Family in the Progress A Comparative Analysis of John Stuart Mill, William Stanley Jevons and Alfred Marshall

Mill, Jevons and Marshall have opposing views on how women can participate in the progress. Mill emphasizes the negative effects of the persistence of gender inequalities; Jevons and Marshall would be in favor of a status quo. These oppositions reflect profound philosophical divergences. While Mill’s analysis is based on an utilitarian conception of the progress, those of Jevons and Marshall are marked by the influence of evolutionary theories.