Neoliberalism: A Feminist Analysis

In the country of Mexico there has been a phenomenon called violencia femicida (Olivera, 2006). Violencia femicida are homicides that occur against women at an increasing rate (Olivera, 2006). According to Olivera neoliberal policies are to blame for these murders (2006). Neoliberal policies in the country of Mexico have resulted in extreme poverty and unemployment due to the “fostered corruption and inefficiency in governments that maintain oligarchic, authoritarian, and patriarchal social structures disguised as democracies” (Olivera, 2006). As a result, Mexican women have searched for jobs in places called maquiladoras. Maquiladoras are factories known for their cheap labor and their exploitative conditions (Olivera, 2006). At maquiladoras many human rights are violated, especially the right under article twenty-three of the universal declaration of human rights. Article

In her well-informed discussion of neoliberalism, Sarah Baab discusses how neoliberalism does not affect poor countries as much as it does wealthy countries. She states, “Most global trade and foreign direct investment occur among wealthy countries, rather than between wealthy and poor nations. Wealth and power continue to have their privileges, although there is no doubt that some of these privileges have been eroded for non-elites in developed countries” (Ritzer and Atalay, 131). Baab is correct when considering the legal trade that occurs in vast amounts due to neoliberalism. Her flaw in her argument is that she fails to take into account the illegal trades that thrive due to neoliberalism, at times producing the majority of wealth for developing countries. Drug trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and the smuggling of illegal goods occur between all countries, not just the rich and the poor. In fact, the wealthier states are making developing countries richer, and thus more powerful through their importation of goods such as illegal drugs and human beings. There is a huge risk for society associated with a country gaining its wealth through something as despicable as the trade

“Without doubt, the last century has witnessed an unprecedented expansion of women’s rights, in one of the most profound social revolutions the world has ever seen. One hundred years ago, only two countries allowed women to vote. Today, that right is virtually universal. Millions of men and women around the world today advocate to end violence against women, and a record two-thirds of countries have passed laws against it.” – Michelle Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director

What do Neoliberalism and video games have in common? Hegemony, as authors William K. Carroll, Matthew Greeno, and Robert Cassar claim. Hegemony, a term coined by philosopher Antonio Gramsci; is defined as “consent that is given by a civil society” (Carroll & Greeno: 122). Through both articles, hegemony is seen as playing an important role in benefiting the “ruling class” or the capitalists. It consists of a specific set of ideas which produce an subconscious consensus among the population of which they struggle to deviate from, due to the consequences which may arise if they choose to go against policies which support the economic good of the neoliberal/capitalist system. As Cassar explains in his article, not only does the ruling class use their power to reinforce hegemonic ideologies through multiple institutions but

The globalization and corporate expansion of American companies has promoted inequality in the United States and the world, largely through means defined to be inhumane. Corporate America has embraced a ‘hands-free’ method of globalization. By both outsourcing labor and targeting more consumer groups, especially those yearning for the American Dream, corporate America has successfully increased profits. Almost everyone on earth is feeling the negative effects of corporate America’s actions. By outsourcing labor, prohibiting unions, disadvantaging women, and driving wages down, globalization and corporate expansion advocates for inequality in both the United States and the rest of the world.

Twenty –first century women are finding it an uphill battle to maintain both gender roles as a result of the feminist movement. They are now taking responsibility for both the provider and the nurturer, struggling more than ever to obtain and keep a better quality of life. Feminism has aided in equal employment opportunity, fighting to get women accepted into the job market, and what originally started as women empowerment turned into women entrapment, directly resulting in the number of females living in poverty disproportionately to the number of men. Women rights activists used to slander social structures that promoted careerism, are now advising women to "lean in". “Women don’t belong in 12-hour-a-day executive positions” (Kay Ebling 170), a woman’s natural biological

Not only do the structures and process of global capitalism exacerbate women’s situation of oppression, they depend on it. Without women’s oppression within the family, capitalism could not perpetuate all realms of society in the way it currently does.

This exposure to working outside of the home inspired women to continue to want to break the social constructs of gender, though this drive was soon derailed in the 1950s when men returned from WWII, once again claiming their jobs and roles in society. As world powers, such as America, work to publicize their displeasure with the continuation of gender inequality in places such as West Bengal, meanwhile in their own backyards business institutions help to foster the continuation of gender inequalities. Thesis II: Although the spread of globalization was to present opportunities for equality, it has inadvertently plagued the social constructs of gender equality, creating structural gender norms in the workforces of America while simultaneously presenting opportunities to eradicate patriarchal norms in West

With an increase in communication and transportation across the world, corporations now have the ability to move jobs to where they can maximize profits. Robert Reich describes AT&T and how it moved routine production jobs from Louisiana to Singapore due to cheaper wage costs and greater advancements in communication. Then, they moved again to Thailand because routine production jobs were cheaper there than in Singapore. In addition, Roberts describes many other American corporations like American Airlines and Texas Instruments that are doing the same thing in which they outsource jobs of “routine producers” to other countries (Reich 516), decreasing jobs for routine producers within

The oppression and degradation to women by society has changed over the course of half a century. Women in the 1960s and 1970s gained more freedom to choose their paths in life. Women have obtained the choice to use contraception and resort to abortion. Women's lives are no longer defined solely by marriage and children. Women have the right to decide to pursue an education and degree. In some countries women can even marry other women. In the 1960s, women broke the dress codes, cut their hair short, and in a blink of an eye business women started to wear business attire to work . The “working woman” began to shape herself slowly into society. Despite our country being dominated by a small group of rich men, it is now the “norm” for a

In agreement, both psychological and physical acts of violence was committed against Tiffany, therefore, radical theory would be a good fit for this situation. Amazingly, in view of gender, as we live in a stratified gendered society, we witness Donald exhibit superior male power therefore Tiffany’s role is bound to dependency being coerced into assuming the role of unequal power (Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012). Just as amazing, socialist feminism includes radical feminism while interlocking class and gender oppression Robbins, Chatterjee, & Canda, 2012. To further elaborate, the socialist feminism theory examines the behavior exhibited by capitalism and patriarchy towards women who is seen as subordinate, this ideology substantiate the

In the 19th and early 20th century, the world's economies grew interconnected and entangled as trade, capital, investment, migration and technology thrived. This international integration forms the basis for globalization and arises from exchange and interbreeding of perspectives, ideas and aspects of culture. This modern economic and global point of view posits that globalization increases trade, raises wages, heightens living standards, and betters the market discipline. With its roots in free market capitalism, the critics of this perspective declare globalization to be detrimental to the vast majority of the working class and poor since most of the labor and work goes to the lowest bidder; proper regulation and working conditions are often

There is a deep and widespread oppression of women, along with elderly and children dependent upon women, in all patriarchal societies around the globe whereby women and their dependents are dehumanized and depersonalized by the androcentric fears and aggressions of males. There is the repression of millions of humans belonging to races and ethnic groups other than those races or ethnic groups dominant in societies. There is the unjust exploitation of physical, chemical, biological, and zoological nature, the ecology in which human nature is embedded, by industrial and technocratic production processes of polluting and destroying environment after environment. Finally, there is the injustice of an ever-expanding and necrophilia militarism as violent uses of powers and force whereby relationships are defended, whether internally through various forms of police and surveillance force, or externally through massive military and espionage

2. Globalization and Capitalism have forged a new system in which corporations operate. By taking advantage of the reduction of restrictions on the movement

A thorough interpretation of the assigned source is required before arguments to validate the position of the essay is offered. The author may be someone who advocates for equal rights and future sustainability. He or she believes that globalization has