The patriarchy cannot be eradicated while a capitalist system still exists

“It is true that women have made considerable progress in many capitalist nations. Women do have many more opportunities and rights than they have had in the past. But having these new rights and opportunities, however, does not mean that the patriarchy has been completely eradicated. The issues of the patriarchy run far deeper in capitalist societies than equal wages and equal opportunities in jobs.Women in Iceland and Norway undoubtedly have many opportunities and considerable economic equality. However, the fact that women have become increasingly powerful members of the bourgeoisie in these countries does not mean that the patriarchy is close to being eliminated. Claiming that the patriarchy is close to extinction because women have more power, such as in government jobs, and because women outnumber men in universities, for instance, ignores the plight of working class women. Working class women are the ones who have historically been the most disadvantaged by the patriarchy, as I detailed in round 2.”I have not said before nor do I say now that patriarchy has been eliminated in capitalist countries, nor do I disagree that the issues run deeper than wage equality and job opportunity. I have said and shown that in the area of each issue, capitalist nations have achieved better results [1] vs. non capitalist nations [2] and show no reason why complete equality could NOT be reached with efforts [3]. I will discuss the challenges outside each economic issues in context below.“The main issue with capitalism and patriarchy is that the idea that women are the ones who take care of the children and the home, and this belief is deeply rooted in society. Even in Scandinavian countries like Denmark, women still face this burden. What is worse is that with all this capitalist progress for women in the workplace, women now face the double burden of working and taking care of children.(1) In this regard, capitalism still continues to perpetuate the patriarchy and impede its elimination, despite it appearing that women have made progress on the surface. How can a society where women face the burden of labor and childcare, two difficult and draining jobs, not be considered patriarchal?"Here again, it is the same list of countries leading the way in more equality in child rearing. To say “even in Scandinavian countries like Denmark, woman still face this burden” is not denied. Looking at any metric I can think to look at, it is the capitalist countries that are on a path to equality. One metric, maternity leave, Denmark has 52 weeks of maternity leave [4] with a slew of protections for mothers jobs. I had a hard time finding any non-capitalist countries with any protections, but this story on Cuba [5] has maternity leave at 12 weeks matching the US.“It is hard to deny that bigotry and prejudice against women continue to exist, ideologically and culturally. Despite all the positive progress some women have made economically under capitalism, it is evident that the patriarchy still has a strong foothold in society as a result of many factors including cultural prejudices. Capitalism has not helped women achieve much progress in this regard. In fact, capitalism is the root of the cultural prejudice that holds women back. Because of women"s traditional role in childbearing, child care, and housework having no value in a capitalist system, prejudices have formed and continue to exist.”The truth is, I would love to be able to prove your assertion about capitalism out. I’m not kidding. The problem is, you haven’t, and I expect it’s for the same reason I can’t prove it out. The cultural prejudices exist aside from the economic system of the country. It is also again true that the Capitalists countries that just happen to be the best at eliminating cultural bias. Is it because of the economic system, in spite of it? Whatever it is, the problem is not exasperated by capitalism. “Capitalism and the patriarchy do in fact work together. The "progress" that women have made in many advanced capitalist nations does not indicate the elimination of the patriarchy. The patriarchy is rooted far too deeply in society for superficial progress such as wage equality and higher employment rates for women to mean that it is on the road to extinction. The patriarchy continues to exist in society through unrealistic expectations of women and strong social prejudices. Capitalism is the root cause of these issues, and therefore the patriarchy will continue to exist as long as capitalism also exists.”The resolution is can patriarchy be eradicated in a capitalists system, not if it has. The connection you are trying to make is falling short partiality because of a part of the statement above. “The patriarchy is rooted far too deeply in society” I think the society that is envisioned could be great without capitalism, but it seems clear that it is not necessary for it to NOT be capitalistic.[1] http://www.oecd.org...[2] http://www.thenational.ae...[3] http://www.gender.no...[4] http://www.huffingtonpost.ca...[5] http://www.medicc.org...