MARXISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN

Abstract

In the twentieth century Marxist ideology was popular in European countries. Marxism introduced new approaches to several issues. The article discusses the status of women according to Marxist theory. This article aims to show the condition of women in society or the family imagined by Marxists. The study compares the different approaches of the Marxists to the reality created in the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was based on Marxist ideology. Though, it turned out that the status of women was different in reality. The paper is based on works that are mostly in English. That makes the research topic more valuable as well as interesting to the general public.