Comparing Gilman And Marx's Concept Of Gender Inequality
Gilman and Marx The authors I chose to compare and analyze are Karl Marx and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, I found that I can relate to both of them and found the reading quite interesting. For this final assignment I will be using Karl Marx’s concept of Alienation and Gilman’s concept of Gender Inequality. I will talk about Gilman’s oppression of women in patriarchy society while Marx’s theory as to why workers are oppressed under Capitalism.
First, What does Marx mean by alienation? Karl Marx states that the alienated person feels a lack of meaning in his life, or a lack of self-realization. Alienation has to do with being ‘lifeless’ while working. Workers have no control or say in what they do. They are not able to use their creativity …show more content…
My co-workers were scared of talking to each other for fear of being fired. I was pretty much dehumanized in my work area. From past experiences, I have learned that my fellow coworkers hate working there. Yet they still come to work and try to out work more than the other coworkers because in return they get more hours based on our performance which means more money. While we are free to quit or say no to any particular job, in the end we must sell our labor in order to survive. “Laborers have only their ability to work to exchange for money that can be used to purchase the goods necessary for their survival”.
How can we apply Karl Marx’s concept of Alienation into Gilman’s concept of Gender Inequality? Women in the workforce feel alienated next to men in business. Men try to oppress women by giving them low-wage work positions. Just like capitalism oppresses workers. Women are placed in positions where they are not able to use their skills and knowledge. I’m going to observe women in the workforce and look for any signs of alienation. “In 2000 American women earned approximately 77 percent of what men with similar educational and other qualifications earned” (applerouth, 2010: 221) where do we see Gender Inequality in today’s society? The glass ceiling is a perfect example of how women
First, What does Marx mean by alienation? Karl Marx states that the alienated person feels a lack of meaning in his life, or a lack of self-realization. Alienation has to do with being ‘lifeless’ while working. Workers have no control or say in what they do. They are not able to use their creativity …show more content…
My co-workers were scared of talking to each other for fear of being fired. I was pretty much dehumanized in my work area. From past experiences, I have learned that my fellow coworkers hate working there. Yet they still come to work and try to out work more than the other coworkers because in return they get more hours based on our performance which means more money. While we are free to quit or say no to any particular job, in the end we must sell our labor in order to survive. “Laborers have only their ability to work to exchange for money that can be used to purchase the goods necessary for their survival”.
How can we apply Karl Marx’s concept of Alienation into Gilman’s concept of Gender Inequality? Women in the workforce feel alienated next to men in business. Men try to oppress women by giving them low-wage work positions. Just like capitalism oppresses workers. Women are placed in positions where they are not able to use their skills and knowledge. I’m going to observe women in the workforce and look for any signs of alienation. “In 2000 American women earned approximately 77 percent of what men with similar educational and other qualifications earned” (applerouth, 2010: 221) where do we see Gender Inequality in today’s society? The glass ceiling is a perfect example of how women