Deep Thought Series: Can feminism succeed under capitalism?

Both capitalism and the patriarchy are systems of oppression, perpetuating inequality and injustice. Capitalism very ably appropriates marketised versions of feminism that sell women’s empowerment in the form of lipstick, that require women to quietly shoulder multiple burdens so they can “have it all”. The capitalist lexicon is so widely accepted and its mythology so ingrained in us, that  even feminist organisations talk about the gender dividend, as if our dignity was only worth pursuing when it leads to profit, productivity and growth.

Is it naive to pursue feminist goals in a system not designed for equality?

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ABOUT

Andreea was 8 years old when totalitarian Communism collapsed overnight in her native Romania. She saw then how quickly yesterday’s absolute truth can become tomorrow reviled atrocity. She knows that societal narratives can shift fast, and when they do, they make deep system re-set possible.

For two decades she worked for international development, human rights, health and sustainability in the EU institutions and international NGOs. In 2019 she set up Flare, a Brussels-based think-and-do tank that experiments with practical ways of shifting the collective ideas we hold of what is normal and desirable. This work builds on 15 years of her researching and writing about societal narrative shifts. She is a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and a member of Global Diplomacy Lab.