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"The Political Economy of Male Chauvinism," by Katherine Kaufer and Tom Christoffel

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Title

"The Political Economy of Male Chauvinism," by Katherine Kaufer and Tom Christoffel

Subject

Women's Liberation

Description

This essay explores the concept of male chauvinism, or the belief that men are innately superior to women. It is a common ideology, often held by both men and women, and has been historically used to legitimate the inferior status of women in society as well as their unequal treatment, including their economic exploitation under capitalism.

Creator

reprinted by the New England Free Press from the PL, the national magazine of the Progressive Labor Party

Source

Roz Payne

Publisher

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date

1976

Format

pamphlet

Original Format

paper

Collection

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Citation

reprinted by the New England Free Press from the PL, the national magazine of the Progressive Labor Party, “"The Political Economy of Male Chauvinism," by Katherine Kaufer and Tom Christoffel,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed April 11, 2025, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/449.

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