Masculine culture, feminine nature: the retreat from masculinity through ecofeminist philosophy

Opinion piece by Taleen El Gharib, Featured Writer

In order to understand the damage inflicted by capitalism, one must analyze patriarchy through an ecofeminist lens. The capitalist system views nature as a commodity and an object, something that holds a monetary value or benefit, and since the patriarchy is an extension of capitalism, it has confined women to the role of being a source of production, just like the environment. The belief that man is part of culture and woman is part of nature has tied men to superiority and also contributed to the global ecological destruction.