working class women inequalities Flashcards
Women reproduce the next generation of workers and socialise them - Feeley
women emerge from family life preconditioned + accept place in capitalist hierarchy
Children trained to be obedient + docile workers , she claims it socialises family members in accepting trad roles + false idea that it is natural to take on these responsibilities
Women’s domestic labour is unpaid - Benston
Women support Bourgeoisie by doing labour in the home
A man provides for his wife and children and therefore less likely to challenge Capitalism
Women soothe the stresses and frustration of the proletariat - Ansley
husband’s return home + take out stress and frustrations on wives not their bosses - prevents a revolution
Women take in husband’s anger + frustration faced in workplace as a result in Capitalist societies women ‘takers of shit’
Women’s role supports the Capitalist ideology - Bruegel
women readily available to work outside of home due to unpaid labour they do
Ruling class use wc women to join workforce when needed then send them back to being housewife when not needed
Causes them to become a reserve army of labour
