Neoclassical economics has become the predominant school of economic thought, influencing scholarship on management, organizations, and business ethics. However, many feminist economists challenge the individualist and positivist foundations of neoclassical economic epistemology, arguing instead that purportedly gender-neutral and value-free methods routinely and systematically leave out and undervalue women. Extending this proposition, this article introduces the epistemic foundations of feminist economics and illustrates how they can produce novel insights relevant for business ethics. In particular, by examining economic phenomena from the point of view of the people they affect, feminist economic epistemology is able to elucidate the ways in which power asymmetries and gender norms that constitute the social world can be reflected in business practices. I apply this methodological insight to three case studies of global supply chains to challenge the neoclassical assertion that including women in labor markets necessarily catalyzes gender equality.

新古典经济学已成为经济思想的主要流派，影响着管理学、组织学和商业伦理学。然而，许多女权主义经济学家挑战新古典经济认识论的个人主义和实证主义基础，相反，他们认为，所谓的性别中立和价值中立的方法经常和系统地忽略和低估女性。扩展这一命题，本文介绍了女权主义经济学的认知基础，并说明了它们如何产生与商业伦理相关的新见解。特别是，通过从经济现象所影响的人的角度审视经济现象，女权主义经济认识论能够阐明构成社会世界的权力不对称和性别规范如何反映在商业实践中。我将这种方法论见解应用于全球供应链的三个案例研究，以挑战新古典主义的断言，即将女性纳入劳动力市场必然会促进性别平等。