Evaluating the view that gender is an important

Question 1

In the theory evaluating the view that gender is important. What is the view of Marxist Feminists?

Answer 1

Class is a more important source of identity for women than gender, and capitalist ideology is more oppressive than patriarchal ideology.

Question 2

In the theory evaluating the view that gender is important. What is the view of Difference Feminists?

Answer 2

• Women are not a single group, united by their common oppression, but are fragmented into different groups.
• For some women, other aspects of their identity may be more important, e.g. ethnicity, sexuality.
• Differences between women, e.g. ethnicity and sexuality, has led to a fragmentation of identity.