Marxist Feminism

Cards (5)

  • Marxist Feminism believes women are exploited as it benefits the Capitalist system to stay that way
  • Benson says women doing unpaid labour benefits Capitalism
  • Benson says men are bound to wage labour when he has a wife and kids at home to support and his salary so lacks bargaining power to gain more money
  • Ansley says the woman provides a safety valve at home to absorb the frustration of the husband from being exploited at work
  • Ansley calls women the ”takers of shit” in a household