Feminism

• Benston

  Wives ensure that capitalism moves smoothly by providing for their husbands and ensuring that he stays happy
• Engels

  Under capitalism, men gained control over women as they wanted to pass on private property in the form of inheritence from one generation to the next
• Bruegel

  the family structure helps capitalism control and exploit women, using them as a flexible labour force while keeping them oppressed at home. (adds on to reserved army of labour)
• Johnson

  Patriarchal terrorism - Men in todays society control women through violence (to maintain dominance), economic subordination (women are financially dependent on men) & general isolation in society (through cutting off social ties)