Feminists believe society is patriarchal, that it is male dominated and that there is an inequality amongst the sexes. Feminists strive for political, social and economic equality. With this being said, there are many types of feminism and this essay will be from the view point of a Marxist/Socialist Feminist. This essay will also focus on university life such as attendance and academic knowledge being gendered.
Marxist/Socialist feminism refers to the belief that the gendered division of labour is a direct reinforcement of women’s oppression in society. Furthermore, they point out that men are still getting paid higher wages than women and that they have historically dominated managerial positions. Furthermore, gender and class are the main reasons for a women’s oppression in society (Hennessy and Ingraham, 1997).
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The fact that academic knowledge itself is gendered and knowledge consists of man’s contribution to the world. While learning at University it is noticeable that academic knowledge is gendered as history has largely been dominated by men as well as the sciences and mathematics. Many studies are limited because they do not have a women’s of feminist perspective. Furthermore, when we are learning about women’s contributions to society they are categorised as women’s studies and Feminist studies, when men have dominated and still continue to do so in every field of academia knowledge. Hence knowledge as a whole is gendered to a certain degree. Some may go so far to say that society is gendered although this notion is challengeable. A reason as to why knowledge is gendered is that women’s opinions, inventions and discoveries weren’t deemed important, valid or even valued until
Marxist/Socialist feminism refers to the belief that the gendered division of labour is a direct reinforcement of women’s oppression in society. Furthermore, they point out that men are still getting paid higher wages than women and that they have historically dominated managerial positions. Furthermore, gender and class are the main reasons for a women’s oppression in society (Hennessy and Ingraham, 1997).
Attending university has become commodified and through this we as students have become consumers. University has now become a source of financial …show more content…
The fact that academic knowledge itself is gendered and knowledge consists of man’s contribution to the world. While learning at University it is noticeable that academic knowledge is gendered as history has largely been dominated by men as well as the sciences and mathematics. Many studies are limited because they do not have a women’s of feminist perspective. Furthermore, when we are learning about women’s contributions to society they are categorised as women’s studies and Feminist studies, when men have dominated and still continue to do so in every field of academia knowledge. Hence knowledge as a whole is gendered to a certain degree. Some may go so far to say that society is gendered although this notion is challengeable. A reason as to why knowledge is gendered is that women’s opinions, inventions and discoveries weren’t deemed important, valid or even valued until