Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal

Volume 5, April 2012

Kept Down By the Man, Damn the Man
The Figurative and Literal Alienation of Women

While Feminism and Marxism each promote revolution in the name of equality, Feminist struggle is dismissed by Marxism. As workers, women face the capitalist narrative, but women’s alienation is deeper than mere Marxist alienation. Women face the additional narrative of the patriarchy. This paper seeks to show that true Marxist revolution is impossible unless it is preceded by a Feminist revolution that breaks gender and sexual stigmas.