How Relevant are Liberal Feminist and Marxist Feminist Approaches to Gender and Development in the 21st Century?

Abstract

This paper is around the question: how relevant are liberal feminist and Marxist feminist approaches to gender and development in the 21st century.As liberal feminism and Marxist feminism have been compared in every aspect since they emerged, there are also numeral critiques of these two approaches.In order to answer this question, I use the method of literature summarizing.I will introduce the general theory of liberal feminism and thoughts of Marxist feminism.Then, I will illustrate which aspect of gender and development I use to explain this question, besides, I will also compare these two approaches in a critical way.