Though the feminist perspective focuses on diversity and liberation, it has been accused of being incompatible with multiculturalist policy. Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. ", "Gender in Marriage and Life Satisfaction Under Gender Imbalance in China: The Role of Intergenerational Support and SES. This is referred to as patriarchy. Patriarchy refers to a set of institutional structures (like property rights, access to positions of power, relationship to sources of income) that are based on the belief that men and women are dichotomous and unequal categories. New Study Finds Data-Backed Answer. Heterosexism is a system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination that favor male-female sexuality and relationships. Norlock, Kathryn. Indeed, these feminist theorists claim, married women have higher levels of stress than unmarried women and married men. Therefore, the sexual division of labor in both the public and private spheres needs to be altered for women to achieve equality in marriage. 789-865., doi:10.1257/jel.20160995, ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. Liberal feminists argue that women have the same capacity as men for moral reasoning and agency, but that patriarchy, particularly the sexist division of labor, has historically denied women the opportunity to express and practice this reasoning., These dynamics serve to shove women into the private sphere of the household and to exclude them from full participation in public life. It must necessarily follow that the noblest of them will, sooner or later, put forth a moral power which shall prostrate cant [hypocracy], and burst asunder the bonds (silken to some but cold iron to others) of feudal prejudice and usages. They are ultimately responsible for the various social maladies that have characterized the human race from its inception, including war, famine, poverty, oppression, and, most notably, patriarchy itself. //