Socialist vs radical

• Socialist feminists

  Argue that both radicals and liberals have underemphasised the importance of economic factors in the oppression of women
• For socialist feminists

  The exploited status of women in economic life is the true source of their oppression
• For socialist feminists

  Patriarchy has economic origins and this is exacerbated by capitalism
• Radical feminists

  Believe that socialist feminists-particularly Marxists-overemphasise the importance of economic factors
• For radical feminists

  The patriarchal domination of society may have economic elements, but is ultimately more complex than this as patriarchy is cultural and psychological, not just economic
• Radical feminists point out that patriarchy still exists in socialist societies