Think about your relationship to capitalism in the United States.

I don’t think i really have a relationship with capitalism in the United States but when i worked during the summer i noticed how differently they treated us women from the men. They would give the men complicated task while the girls got easier task because they most likely viewed women as being weak while men are strong.

I do see women on social media expressing how historically women have been historically excluded from many economic opportunities due to systemic gender discrimination. In the United States, women have been paid less than men when working the same job, and they are barely any women picked or represented in leadership role positions and high-paying industries. The gender pay gap issue is a huge problem I have been seeing on social media and women protesting for higher wages. 

Capitalism has also contributed to the commodification and objectification of women’s bodies and labor. For example, the fashion and beauty industries often use images of idealized women’s bodies to sell products, creating unrealistic beauty standards that can lead to harmful body image issues for women. Additionally, many low-wage industries, such as domestic work and care work, are disproportionately staffed by women, often without job protections or benefits.

What are your goals for your career? Are you confident you will reach those goals?

I’m not sure what I want to do in life but my goal for my career is to do something that makes me happy without feeling as if I’m being controlled and forced to do the job. I’m confident that I will definitely reach my goal if I work hard for what I want in life. My goal is to work for myself so I don’t have to deal with this capitalist relationship in the United States. “Capitalism structurally oppresses, restricts, and inhibits the access of marginalized individuals, minority communities, and differently abled persons by regulating the opportunities available to them.” Many jobs treat their employees badly especially people who work 9-5, teachers, and nurses who are getting paid lower money when they do more for the job. “Capitalism has set up a system of high working hours for low wages for its laborers and has established a pre-set power role between the owner of the factors of production and the individuals who sell their labor” Most jobs overworked their employees but are not increasing their pay. 

Finally, what would a feminist economy look like so that nobody is exploited 

A feminist economy that’s not exploiting anybody would look like being fairly equal to everyone and  “creating equality and a good life for everyone, regardless of their sex, gender, race, ethnicity, education, income, religion, or where they live. Based on reading this text explains how this goal cannot be achieved in capitalism because it’s biased toward women, there are always some achievements or requirements that a woman cannot meet. To ensure that nobody is exploited in a feminist economy, there must be two important principles. One is having fair and equal wages where all workers, regardless of gender, receive fair and equal wages for their work. Eliminating the gender pay gap and addressing other wage discrimination. Worker protection is prioritizing workers’ protection such as giving sick paid leave, parental leave, and workplace safety to make sure workers didn’t get exploited by their employees.