Why capitalism needs sexism and transphobia
Saturday 3:10 PM
There is no social equality between men and woman without economic equality. Capitalism not only leverages the inequality between men and women, but engenders social structures that actively perpetuate it, as well as the economic inequality between classes. This session looks at sexism and transphobia and examines its roots in the class structure of capitalist society, as well as how the far-right and the manosphere are militating to take these dynamics to its extreme.
Recommended Readings
- Marxism and women's liberation by Louise O'Shea in Marxist Left Review
- The system behind sexism by Sarah Garnham in Red Flag
- The everyday horror of modern sexism by Anneke Demanuele in Red Flag
- The freedom to be: Marxism, gender oppression and the struggle for trans liberation by Caitlin Harrington in Marxist Left Review
- Capitalism & Homophobia in Australia: A Marxist Analysis by Rachael Morgain