Marxism and Feminism
How does Marxist theory explain the systematic oppression of women?
The following summary reflects work from Frances E. Mascia-Lees’ “Gender and Difference in a Globalizing World (pages 136–150).”
Marx and Engels engaged in anthropological research in order to better understand how cultures changed over time. Based on this research, Freidrich Engels argued that pre-capitalist societies did not have…