Marxist Feminism | 60 Second Sociology (GCSE Sociological Theory)

in this 60 second sociology we're going to look at Marxist feminism Marx's feminists suggests that women face dual oppression from both capitalism and patriarchy they suggest that economic control over women is the key factor in their oppression and that the structure of society oppresses both males and females however women are the slaves of wage slaves according to Marxist feminism the application of marxist feminist ideas can often be seen in the family with Delphia Leonard suggesting that women's labor at home is often unpaid a second contribution of that is from Benson who suggests that women form a reserve Army of Labor they are paid less money and are often discarded in times of economic crisis Smith looks at the idea that women also provide unpaid support for their Partners particularly in their career and Frank Ansley describes the way in which women often absorb the anger of workers a concept which is consistent with other Marxist approaches