Annotated Bibliography on Marxist Feminism

This annotated bibliography explores the concept of Marxist feminism and its impact on gender disparities. It includes articles discussing corporate gender disclosures, health inequalities, adult learning, postmodernism, class and work, and reproductive labor. The bibliography is useful for researchers, activists, and students on feminism and women studies.

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Hossain, D. M., Ahmad, N. N. N., & Siraj, S. A. (2016). Marxist feminist perspective of
corporate gender disclosures. Asian Journal of Accounting and Governance, 7, 11-24.
The mentioned article argues with the fact that corporate disclosures which are gender
specific are a fundamental human right. The respective article is a Marxist critique which echoes
the concept about Capitalistic mode of production and economy which has given women an
inferior position in the socio-economic arena all over the world and has turned them into second
class citizens. The paper is based on the theory placed by Hazelton (2013) which states that
access to specific information is a basic human right and every person, irrespective of their
gender, have the right to get informed. The article says that the stakeholders of a particular
company should be well aware of the gender practices happening in the respective company as
the companies all around the world are capitalistic in nature and modes of production which
leads to an inferior positioning of women who work in the companies. The paper is useful for the
researchers, activists and students on feminism and women studies because the paper highlights
the widespread patriarchy that is prevalent in the capitalistic society which is rampant all around
the world and makes a significant contribution in the field of feminism as an issue of public
interest and society.

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Matthews, D. (2015). How gender influences health inequalities. Nursing times, 111(43), 21-
23.
The respective paper is an illustration, discussion, analysis and interpretation of influence
of gender on the distribution of health and well being (both physical as well as psychological).
The respective paper critically analyses the popular proverb “Men die quicker but women are
sicker” on the lights of gender roles of both men and women, the societal patterns that influences
the health of men and women which has given rise to health inequalities among the two genders.
Health dynamics such as eating and exercising habits among adolescent girls and boys, health
patterns of young and middle aged men and women along with medical conditions of aged men
and women have been thoroughly dealt with in the paper. The paper also goes through the
Marxist perspective of feminism of division of labor where the labor of a man who works outside
is valued than the labor of a woman who works at home. Such valuation discriminates women in
terms of getting nutrition and medical aid among the families.
The respective paper is useful for the medical and paramedical professionals as well as
feminist scholars and activists to understand the social dynamics which is responsible for the
health disparities among men and women in the context of a patriarchal, capitalist society.
Carpenter, S. (2012). Centering Marxist-feminist theory in adult learning. Adult Education
Quarterly, 62(1), 19-35.
The respective article is a feminist discourse of the Marxist theory which argues that the
Marxist feminist theories of learning has subsequently contributed significantly to the feminist
pedagogical debates which revolves around the nature of experience and learning. The article

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says that apparently, it is assumed that only the Marxist-feminist theory of adult learning would
enable the students and the learners to have a completely revised notion of individual and social
experience of feminism and anti-racist theories not only on the lights of logic, rationalism and
scientific temperament, but also on the lights of dialectical historical materialism. The article
says that if feminism is viewed on the platform of Marxism and dialectical materialism, a
completely different and distinguished approach would be experienced. The article says that
Marxist feminist theories are indeed important because it is an economic concept which is one of
the important factors on which the civilization and society resides.
The respective article is useful and significant to the feminist, educators, teachers as well
as Marxist-feminist and existentialist- feminist scholars as the article penetrates into the
pedagogical sides of feminism on the lights of rationalism and materialism. The article focuses
on the different theories, perspectives and approaches of education and pedagogy which can be
significant in the growth and development of the learners and the students by broadening their
horizons.
KhosraviShakib, M. (2010). Marxist feminism and postmodernism. Journal of Languages
and Culture, 1(3), 28-34.
The respective paper deals with postmodernist theory of Feminism in the context of
Marxism and materialistic view of feminism which echoes the concept that gender is a social
construct and that capitalist mode of production and patriarchy inflicted thereupon has
historically oppressed women from all around the world. The study echoes the fact that it is the

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concept of postmodernism in feminism that has enabled internalized contradictory outcomes in
the 1980s and has emerged as a specific and individual theory thereupon.
The paper is useful for the sociology and feminism students to understand the position of women
in the current social dynamics of the global world.
Ferguson, A., Hennessy, R., & Nagel, M. (2004). Feminist perspectives on class and work.
The respective paper is an analytical and interpretational study of position and status of
women in class and work in the capitalistic society where all economic relations revolve around
profit. The paper dives deep into the relationship of women and labor and class, patriarchy and
male dominion faced by women in the mentioned arena, which also has implications of
patriarchy and misogyny in other social science disciplines such as economics, political science,
philosophy and epistemology. The article says that every power relation between a man and a
woman is an outcome of economic relations which has also led the “male dominated” academic
disciplines t be favoring men and propagating patriarchy globally.
The respective essay is useful for the students of sociology and epistemology in understanding
the social dynamics of patriarchal roots and historical oppression of women in the lights of
reason and rationalism.
Weeks, J. (2011). Un-/Re-productive maternal labor: Marxist feminism and chapter fifteen
of Marx's capital. Rethinking Marxism, 23(1), 31-40.
The respective essay analyses, examines and interprets terminologies utilized by the
economic theorist Carl Marx on “reproduction”, “productivity” and “prostitution” through the
eyes of Marxist and materialism feminism and the position of women in the capitalistic and labor

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market. The essay deals with the theory Marx represented that women who are largely involved
with domicilary labor are undervalued and underpaid whereas the labor of men which brings
direct economic gain is valued. The respective practice has proved to be historically oppressive
in case of women. The essay explores the socialist concepts of “prostitution” and “reproductive”
aspects of women in the context of global contemporary and neo-capitalist market.
The respective essay is useful for the students of sociology, anthropology and economics
as it is a discourse of alternate theories of modes of production and productivity approaches from
the perspective of feminism.
Paltasingh, T., & Lingam, L. (2014). ‘Production’and ‘Reproduction’in Feminism: Ideas,
Perspectives and Concepts. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 3(1), 45-53.
The respective article is a discussion of the economic terminologies such as “production”
and “reproduction” on the grounds and platform of materialist and other thoughts of feminism.
The article explores critically the division of labor between the sexes in family, organization and
society which is one of the reasons for subordination of women and dominion of men historically
throughout the world. The relationship between market and family, production and reproduction
as well as patriarchy and capitalism on the lights of feminist discourses is analyzed in the
respective article.
The respective essay is useful for the scholars of economics, sociology and cultural
anthropology in understanding the social and socio-cultural dynamics between the oppressor and
the oppressed. It seeks to understand the power structure between the two sexes on the grounds
of economic relations.

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Bandarage, A. (1984). Women in development: liberalism Marxism and Marxist-feminism.
Enzymologia, 15(4), 495-515.
The respective article is a contrasting study of liberal and Marxist feminist position of
ideology in the society on economic relations and economic modernization giving special
emphasis to the women belonging to the third world countries. The article is a critical analysis of
position of women in the economic development (such is infrastructural and financial) of the
third world countries, weather their direct or indirect contribution to the economy, GDP (Gross
Domestic Product) is valued judicially or not in the amalgamation of traditional social structures
and an emerging global contemporary world of reason and rationalism.
The respective article is significantly useful for the sociology, cultural anthropology,
Asian studies as well as economics scholars, students and professionals as the article is an
introspection and analysis of the position of women in nation building and the conflict and
resistance they have to face in third world countries that are dominated by traditions rather than
by reasons and rationalism.

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The respective essay proposal is the study third wave of feminism in the light of
rationalism, scientific temperament, economic relations and reasons. Feminism new materialism
is a third wave feminism which introspects, analyses and interprets the oppression and
subordination of women in the society on the grounds of neo-capitalistic means of production
and economy (Paltasingh & Lingam, 2014). The feminism new materialism questions every
aspect of gender and seeks to find out the intrinsic value of gender on the grounds of scientific
temperament, rationalism, logic and reason. The most important deduction made by the third
wave feminism or feminism new materialism is that the idea and concept of gender is a social
construct and it is the patriarchy driven male dominated society that forcefully endows the
gender roles such as domiciliary duties, housework, rearing of children and care giving to
women. The feminism new materialism demands and seeks for a society that considers women
to be treated socially and economically same as that of men (Weeks, 2011). The mentioned
theory particularly focuses on a complete change of social divisions, power structure and
hierarchy apart from just the annihilation of capitalistic system of economy for the freedom of
women.

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References:
Paltasingh, T., & Lingam, L. (2014). ‘Production’and ‘Reproduction’in Feminism: Ideas,
Perspectives and Concepts. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 3(1), 45-53.
Weeks, J. (2011). Un-/Re-productive maternal labor: Marxist feminism and chapter fifteen of
Marx's capital. Rethinking Marxism, 23(1), 31-40.