feminism and the economy
All feminists recognise the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔Socialist feminists think this would create
the biggest dent in the so called patriarchy of male dominance.
Simone De Beauvoir noted how men dominated economic life, limiting the life choice of women
men use the home to recover from being exploited at the workplace
women then keep the house tidy, serving the male.
Liberal feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔would prioritise equality before the law
and not the economy
intersectional feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔believe that white middle class
women benefit more from the economy than working class black women. Belle hooks said that a priority
is to acknowledge and address this particular problem
radical feminist view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔sympathise with socialist feminists but
Kate Millet's views on the economy are peripheral to her feminism. She instead focuses more on
literature and the private sphere of patriarchy and the family
De Beauvoir's view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔notes that otherness and how one
becomes a woman (through socialisation) is what needs to be tackled. Focuses on the culture of society,
not just the economy
All feminists agree men dominate the economy - ✔✔✔Most radical fems believe in equality feminism,
which believes that biological differences between men and women are inconsequential. The economy,
they argue, should promote equality feminism.
All feminists recognise the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔Socialist feminists think this would create
the biggest dent in the so called patriarchy of male dominance.
Simone De Beauvoir noted how men dominated economic life, limiting the life choice of women
men use the home to recover from being exploited at the workplace
women then keep the house tidy, serving the male.
Liberal feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔would prioritise equality before the law
and not the economy
intersectional feminists view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔believe that white middle class
women benefit more from the economy than working class black women. Belle hooks said that a priority
is to acknowledge and address this particular problem
radical feminist view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔sympathise with socialist feminists but
Kate Millet's views on the economy are peripheral to her feminism. She instead focuses more on
literature and the private sphere of patriarchy and the family
De Beauvoir's view on the existence of the patriarchy - ✔✔✔notes that otherness and how one
becomes a woman (through socialisation) is what needs to be tackled. Focuses on the culture of society,
not just the economy
All feminists agree men dominate the economy - ✔✔✔Most radical fems believe in equality feminism,
which believes that biological differences between men and women are inconsequential. The economy,
they argue, should promote equality feminism.
