Feminism owes its existence to capitalism. Capitalism made our work much more efficient and our lives much safer, so being a mother was no longer a full-time job. It meant that the average woman had much fewer children; 200 years ago you would expect to have six, in the hope that some would survive, but now the average woman in most industrialized countries has fewer than 2. Capitalism meant that childbirth and early childhood became incredibly safe compared with the past.
Feminism owes its existence to capitalism. Capitalism made our work much more efficient and our lives much safer, so being a mother was no longer a full-time job. It meant that the average woman had much fewer children; 200 years ago you would expect to have six, in the hope that some would survive, but now the average woman in most industrialized countries has fewer than 2. Capitalism meant that childbirth and early childhood became incredibly safe compared with the past.