Marxist Feminism RATED A+

Main view - Women's subordination rooted in capitalism, results from primary role as unpaid homemaker. women are a source of cheap labour - Exploited - paid less and assume partially depend on man Reserve army of labour - Economic booms can be used - marginal workers (only when needed) Reproduce the labour force - Nurturing and socialising the next generation of workers Absorb anger - Of men's alienation from work. Ansley = 'takers of shit' Barrett: Ideology of familism - Perform important economic functions ut non-economic also needed. Must giver more emphasis to women's motivations and role of ideology. Overthrow of capitalism is necessary for liberation, not sufficient and overthrow ideology of familism underpins conventional family. Evaluation - Fails to explain women's subordination in non-capitalist society'. Unpaid domestic labour benefit capitalism but doesn't explain why it's women who perform it. Dual Systems Feminism - Combine key features of marxists and radical feminism. 1) Economic System = Capitalism 2) A sex-gender system = patriarchy.