Marxist FeminismThe goal of my article is to examine the connection between capitalism and the social and economic inequality of women. Marxist feminism explores this question by expounding an economic theory that shows a correlation between the emergence of capitalism, production and private property and the continued oppression of women. Other theorists argue that this oppression is due to an already existing patriarchal society. Is the exploitation of women in the home through an unjust division of labor a result of the beginnings of capitalism? Does this domestic exploitation cause other inequalities, especially those in the wage labor market? Is capitalism supported by existing patriarchal social relations or does it continue to reinforce patriarchal systems? Is it finally possible to liberate women and achieve true equality in our current capitalist economy? These are the main questions that I will examine in my article. These questions and the focus of my article are important to explore because they will help me better understand my current status as a woman in our capitalist economy. Understanding the source of women's economic oppression and other inequalities is part of coming to an understanding of how to remedy our current situation as women. It is important for me to answer the questions I asked to take small steps, personally and possibly publicly, changing the current position of women. BIBLIOGRAPHY Booth, Janine, Rosie Woods, “Women, Capitalism & Socialism” WorkerLiberty Magazine, no . 58, October 1999. Braunstein, Elissa, Nancy Folbre, “Honoring and Obeying: Efficiency, Inequality, and Patriarchal Property Rights,” Feminist Economics, vol. 7, no. 1, November 2001. Engels, Frederick. The origin of the family, private property and the state, 1972 (original date 1884). Hartmann, Heidi “Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Job Segregation by Sex” in Zillah Eisenstein (ed.) Capitalist Patriarchy & the Case for Socialist Feminism, New York: Monthly Review Press, 1979.Hartmann, Heidi “The Unhappy Marriage of Marxism and feminism: towards a more progressive union” in Lydia Sargent (ed.