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Paper 2 Ideology · 2021 · 24 marks
To what extent do feminists agree about the nature of the economy in a future society? (24 marks)
Non-Core Ideologies: Feminism
Mark scheme: agreement
AO1 Feminists agree that the current economic system discriminates against women in a variety of different ways. AO2 Feminists agree that a future economy must be organised to ensure that women are able to access it on an equal basis to men (Gilman) [IJ] We can reach a conclusion that there is widespread agreement among feminists about the nature of the economy in a future society. AO1 Feminists agree that domestic labour is devalued and unpaid and is seen incorrectly as the role of women. AO2 Feminists agree that domestic work is not the responsibility of women and that in a future society women should be able to freely choose work which they find satisfying and financially rewarding. [IJ] We can conclude that there is agreement within feminist about women's role in domestic work. AO1 Feminists agree that there are restrictions in women's ability to access well-paid work in comparison to men. AO2 Feminists agree that the economy needs to be organised so women should be motivated and encouraged to access paid economic work in the same way as men. (Gilman) [IJ] We can reach a judgement that feminists agree that the economy in a future society will be less exploitative and less hierarchical as it will not be based on patriarchal principles.
Mark scheme: disagreement
AO1 Liberal feminists argue that women need equal access and opportunity to the economy whereas radical feminists disagree, arguing that the economy is the embodiment of the patriarchal system which renders women dependent on men AO2 Liberal feminists reject fundamental change to the economy in a future society, arguing for legal and political (rather than economic) equality whereas radical feminists insist upon it. [IJ] We can conclude that liberal feminists disagree with other feminists over the form of the economic system in a future society. AO1 Socialist feminists argue that patriarchy is promoted by capitalism (Rowbotham) whereas radical feminists (Millet) argue that patriarchy is an independent system of oppression AO2 Socialist feminists (Rowbotham) support the abolition of capitalism in a future society as an essential element of women's liberation whereas radical feminists argue that the abolition of capitalism will not remove patriarchy [IJ] We can reach a judgment that the socialist feminist emphasis on the need to abolish capitalism shows that feminists disagree over the nature of the economy in a future society. AO1 Post-modern feminists disagree with both socialist and radical feminists arguing that additional factors like colour, class and religion also affects women's position in the economy (hooks) AO2 Post-modern feminists argue that other forms of feminism focus too narrowly on the experiences of white, middle-class women in the economy, ignoring women of colour and working-class women [IJ] We can form a judgement that post-modern feminists disagree with other feminists over the nature of the economy in a future society.
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