Marxist Feminism
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- Created on: 24-11-20 16:19
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- Marxist Feminism
- Marxist feminists argue that gender inequality comes from the nature of capitalist society
- Women are used as a cheap labour force, a reserve army of labour and as free domestic labourers in the home
- Marxist feminists also argue that women's expressive role is to absorb men's anger and at exploitation at work which keeps capitalism stable
- 'Safety valve' theory (Fran Ansley)
- Marxist feminists also argue that women's expressive role is to absorb men's anger and at exploitation at work which keeps capitalism stable
- Women are used as a cheap labour force, a reserve army of labour and as free domestic labourers in the home
- Marxist feminists say capitalism is the root cause of inequality so improving their position in society involves changes in capitalism and class inequality
- Evaluation
- Strengths
- Plenty of evidence as Marxists such as Engels agree with this view, arguing that women's role is to reproduce as this creates the next generation of workers
- Weaknesses
- Could be considered an outdated theory as changes in the family and women's employment have affected the nature of the family and leisure time
- Strengths
- Marxist feminists argue that gender inequality comes from the nature of capitalist society
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