Economy

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Against

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Disagreement when it comes to overcoming economic oppression
Rowbotham argued that a ‘revolution within a revolution’ is needed to restructure society through economic and patriarchal aspects
Liberal feminists argue that economic discrimination can be reformed. The state can implement economic and legal reform such as equal pay laws
Postmodern feminists such as Bell hooks disagree with liberal feminists. This is because economic and legal reform will only benefit white, higher class women and not disadvantaged women from minority ethnic backgrounds, arguing for intersectionality

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For

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Capitalism oppresses women
Eg unpaid labour in the home through domestic work such as cooking and cleaning
Rowbotham argued that women are often reduced to being a reserve army of labour. She argued that women had always been economically oppressed because they had been deprived of property ownership
Gilman believes in economic independence, agreeing with socialist feminists such as Rowbotham
Bell hooks argues race and class are important in understanding economic oppression. This is because black women from poor backgrounds face poverty and inequalities that middle class women will not experience(intersectionality)