Marxism Vs Liberal Feminism Essay

Other schools of feminism have been argues to have had a more positive impact than liberal feminism. Socialist feminism theories for instance stem from Marxist approaches but goes into greater depth with its theories. “[Liberal feminists] were attacked by both socialist and radical schools. Liberals, it was argued, appeared content with the existing family structure and accepted a weak and ineffective policy of equality, rights and justice.” (Vincent, Andrew 2010) On the other hand, it could be suggested that liberal feminists have had more of effect than that of Marxist feminists. Marxist feminism has been criticized for its suggestion that husbands and employers exploit women; liberal feminists differ in views to Marxist feminists with regard to their opinions on equality. Marxist feminists are suspect of the idea of equality, whereas liberal feminists argue that you are able to be different and still equal. Andrew Vincent poses the question, “should the aim of feminism civil, political and social equality or, alternatively, should women repudiate …show more content…
However, this notion of feminism does not account for men that also see themselves as feminists and support the ideas of equality between the sexes. Some argue that men cannot necessarily be titled ‘feminist’ but they can be pro-feminist and be opposed to sexism; however, liberal feminism suggests that females should seek a certain degree of independence from men in order to achieve equality between the two sexes. This is a significant limitation for liberal feminists because it suggests that women should seek individualism, which implies that they gain sexual equality by themselves. However, as a result, other schools of feminism will have stronger impact on sexual inequality in comparison to liberal feminism because their theories allow for the support of males as well as