Marxist Feminists 𝜗ৎ

What do Marxist feminists argue

Women are oppressed by both capitalism and patriarchy = double oppression

Who are examples of Marxist feminists

Benston

Duncombe and Marsden

Ansley

Benston

Identifies 3 main ways women are oppressed

Women undertake large amounts of unpaid labour

Woman attends to her husband's needs

Women produce and socialise future workers

Duncombe and Marsden

Triple shift leads to further inequality

Women are responsible for paid employment, unpaid housework and providing emotional support

Ansley

Emotional support provided by the wife acts as a ‘safety valve’ for the frustration produced in husbands as workers - absorbed by the wife

What is ansleys keyterm to describe women as absorbers of frustration

‘Takers of shit’

Who would criticise Marxist feminist ideas

Functionalist Murdock

Elliot

Functionalist Murdock

Such roles benefit all individuals involved and society as a whole

Emotional role + reproductive role

Elliot

Rejects the work of ansley and claim women only act as emotional sponges - today's statistic indicate 757,000 men were victims of domestic abuse in 2020 - men experience abuse + oppression