Summary of Key Thinkers

• Gillman (Human Nature)


  Women are equal to men and biological differences are largely irrelevant
• Gillman (Society)


  Women have been historically assigned inferior roles in society
• Gillman (Economy)


  Men dominate the economy because societal norms obligate women to a domestic role
• De Beauvoir (Human Nature)


  Gender differences are not natural but the creation of men
• De Beauvoir (State)


  The state reinforces a male dominated culture which limits women's autonomy and freedom
• De Beauvoir (Society)


  Societal norms restrain men and women from achieving self realisation and true freedom of expression
• De Beauvoir (Economy)


  Men dominate economic life which limits the life choices open to women
• Millet (Human Nature)


  Women are oppressed by men and should free themselves by entering lesbian relationships
• Millet (State)


  The state facilitates patriarchy
• Millet (Society)


  Society is patriarchal in the public and private sphere
• Rowbotham (Human Nature) 


  Female consciousness is socially constructed by men
• Rowbotham (State)

  Facilitates capitalism, which oppresses women
• Rowbotham (Society)


  Capitalist society reinforces the dominance of establishment males to the detriment of women
• Rowbotham (Economy)


  Women's main role is to provide through reserve army of labour
• hooks (Human Nature)


  Women have multiple identities and therefore experience multiple forms of oppression
• hooks (State)


  White men dominate the state at the expanse of women
• hooks (Society) 


  Society is multifaceted arrangement between different minority groups. Women who are of a lower class and of a racial minority are oppressed on several levels
• hooks (Economy)


  Women face different levels of oppression.