Marxists feminists

Question 1

What do Marxist feminists believe women are oppressed by?

Answer 1

• Capitalism
• Patriarchy

Question 2

What does patriarchy mean?

Answer 2

Men hold the power and authority in society

Question 3

What is it meant by women are the slaves of wage slaves

Answer 3

Women are slaves to their husbands who are the wage slaves .
This is a women’s role in capitalism as she looks after he husband so he can relax then go to work refreshed and work efficiently

Question 4

What is an evaluation of this?

Answer 4

Women are changing their positions in family as more families are now dual earners

Question 5

What is the difference between dual earner and dual burden?

Answer 5

Dual burden - women working a paid job like a teacher then going home to do domestic work
Dual earner- Both the man and women in the family are earning money from their job.

Question 6

Why are women takers of shit?

Answer 6

Men will come home from work and take out the frustration they have built up during the day. This will then enable the men to come into work the next day refreshed and they will work efficiently
Therefore this keeps capitalism going.

Question 7

What is an evaluation of Ansley?

Answer 7

There are families where roles are reversed so women can be the providers of money and men can be stay at home.

Question 8

What is is meant by reserve army of labour?

Answer 8

Women are given jobs when there is an economic boom but they are the first one o have jobs taken away from the during a recession