ism ▁is ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁variant ▁of ▁femin ism ▁that ▁incorpor ates ▁and ▁extends ▁Marx ist ▁theory . ▁Marx ist ▁femin ism ▁analy zes ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁women ▁are ▁explo ited ▁through ▁capital ism ▁and ▁the ▁individual ▁ownership ▁of ▁private ▁property . ▁According ▁to ▁Marx ist ▁femin ists , ▁women ' s ▁liber ation ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁dis m ant ling ▁the ▁capital ist ▁systems ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁cont end ▁much ▁of ▁women ' s ▁labor ▁is ▁un comp ens ated . ▁Marx ist ▁femin ists ▁extend ▁traditional ▁Marx ist ▁analysis ▁by ▁applying ▁it ▁to ▁un pa id ▁domestic ▁labor ▁and ▁gender ▁relations . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁philosoph ical ▁variant ▁of ▁femin ism , ▁Marx ist ▁femin ism ▁shares ▁many ▁similar ities ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁Marx ist - based ▁femin isms , ▁such ▁as ▁Social ist ▁femin ism ▁and ▁Material ist ▁femin ism . ▁While ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁differences ▁exist ▁between ▁these ▁variants , ▁many ▁believe ▁that ▁they ▁differ ▁in ▁the ▁specific ▁degree ▁of ▁importance ▁that ▁each ▁variant ▁places ▁on ▁the ▁" redu ction ist ▁qual ities " ▁of ▁opp ression ▁within ▁Marx ism . ▁Non eth eless , ▁as ▁G im enez ▁notes ▁in ▁their ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁variants , ▁there ▁still ▁is ▁considerable ▁disag re ement ▁among ▁multiple ▁sch ol ars ▁as ▁to ▁this ▁degree ▁on ▁which ▁they ▁differ . ▁ ▁The oret ical ▁background ▁in ▁Marx ism ▁ ▁Marx ism ▁follows ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁opp ression ▁and ▁class ▁division ▁in ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁human ▁society ,