Marxist feminism theory

1. Marxist Feminist
theory

2. Feminism
• Feminism is a social / political movement concerned with
women’s rights, aiming to point out and condemn their
suffrage
• It believes that all of society’s powers are based on
patriarchy (patriarchy is a system in which men hold all
positions of power and authority)
• Feminism believes that in a patriarchal world, women
have no rights or powers

3. What Is Marxist Feminism?
• Marxist feminism is a sub-type of feminist ideology which
focuses on the dismantling of capitalism as a way to
liberate women.
• Marxist feminism states that economic inequality,
dependence, political confusion and ultimately
unhealthy social relations between men and women are
the root of women's oppression in the current social
context.
• This idea was laid by Engels.

4. Marxist feminism
• Marxism claims that individuals are under the oppression of a
dominant power structure
• Marxist feminism points out the roll of capitalism in the
oppression of women

5. Marxism:
Economic
structure
Feminism:
Women's
rights
EQUALITY