sheila rowbotham Flashcards
1
Q
human nature
A
- gender roles are culturally made
- women’s consciousness of world is created by men
- men can understand the oppression of women in theory but not practise
2
Q
the state
A
- rejects liberal idea that women’s movement would benefit from engaging with conventional political process
- argues that only social revolutions have secured gains 4 women
3
Q
society
A
- women are oppressed in home & wider culture too, not just economically SO social rev won’t automatically free them as also need 2 be liberated in these areas
- PERSONAL is POLITICAL as roots of oppression lie in personal rels between m & w
- M need 2 be willing 2 relinquish their dominant position by seeing patriarchy 4 it really is (2 help liberate W)
4
Q
economy
A
- w = cheap source of labour & denied same opps as m
- w/c women have it worse as need to sell their labour 2 survive & use it 2 support their families
- SO capitalism needs to be destroyed 4 w 2 be able 2 escape patriarchal society
