A1 Journal article (refereed)
Lähiösuunnittelu sukupuolten tasa-arvon esteenä? : Yhdistys 9 ja vaatimukset asumisen uudistamisesta 1960-luvulla (2023)
Suburban planning as an obstacle to gender equality? : Association 9 and its demands to reform urban planning and housing in the 1960s
Turunen, A. (2023). Lähiösuunnittelu sukupuolten tasa-arvon esteenä? : Yhdistys 9 ja vaatimukset asumisen uudistamisesta 1960-luvulla. Historiallinen aikakauskirja, 121(4), 380-392.
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Turunen, Arja
Journal or series: Historiallinen aikakauskirja
ISSN: 0018-2362
eISSN: 2489-6969
Publication year: 2023
Volume: 121
Issue number: 4
Pages range: 380-392
Publisher: Suomen historiallinen seura; Historian ystäväin liitto
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
Publication open access: Not open
Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel
Additional information: Artikkeli avautuu journal.fi-palvelussa 12 kk ilmestymisen jälkeen.
Abstract
ln this article, I discuss how the Finnish sex role association Yhdistys 9 (Association 9) participated in the critical discussion concerning the urban planning and architecture of modern suburbs in the mid-1960s. Young architects criticized suburbs for being located too far away from the city center as well as being boring and depressive places to live. Association 9 pointed out that suburbs also represented traditional sex role ideology in which the husband was the breadwinner, and the wife dedicated her life to mothering and housekeeping. Association 9 demanded that residential areas should be multifunctional areas that included workplaces, shops, other services, daycare for children, and recreational spaces that would also encourage social interaction between residents. By deconstructing the division between the masculine public sphere and the feminine private sphere, such multifunctional areas would also advance gender equality. Association 9 further suggested collective kitchens, restaurants, and cleaning services as a solution to combining full-time work and a balanced family life. The rationalization and collectivization of monotonous and time-consuming household chores would liberate both women and men for employment and give them more free time.
Keywords: neighbourhood units; residence; urban design; community planning; public discussion; equality (values); gender roles; family life; collectives; student movements; women's movements; housing policy; family policy
Free keywords: 1960-luku; Yhdistys 9
Contributing organizations
Related projects
- For the Sake of Women, Men and Children! Association 9 and the Struggle for Gender Equality in the 1960s
- Turunen, Arja
- Kone Foundation
Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2023
JUFO rating: 2