Marxist feminism

• Feeley – Family teaches children to submit to patriarchal authority, preparing them to accept their place in the capitalist hierarchy.
• Ansley – views women 'takers of shit,' absorbing their husbands' frustrations after work. She argues that wives often absorb their husbands' anger at their powerlessness.
• Benston – wives maintain their husbands' productivity, supporting capitalism. Women are there to ensure that capitalism moves smoothly by providing for their husband and ensuring that he stays happy.
• Bruegel – the family is central to women's oppression, with the ruling class using women as flexible labour. (Reserved army of labour)
• Dalla costa and James – unpaid domestic labour by women both oppresses them and supports capitalism.