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    Challenges→Women constitute a 'sex class' (or gender class) that cuts across economic class lines.

    Economic class position fundamentally determines one's relationship to exploitation, such that a wealthy woman's material interests structurally align with those of men of her class against working-class women.

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    Economic class position(as used in social and political philosophy)
    Your social and financial rank in society, determined mainly by how much money you have and what kind of work you do.
    Exploitation(Used to characterize price gouging as unethical)
    A situation in which one party extracts an excessive benefit from another party in circumstances where the second party cannot reasonably refuse the first party's offer
    Material interests(as used in political and economic philosophy)
    The practical, financial, and physical benefits or advantages that a person or group wants to gain or protect.
    Structurally align(as used in social analysis and Marxist theory)
    When the basic systems and institutions in society are set up in a way that makes two groups' goals and benefits naturally match up, even if they don't realize it.

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    Working-class(identifies a specific group whose experiences are being excluded from leadership)
    People who earn wages or salaries from jobs that don't require advanced degrees, like factory work, service jobs, or manual labor—as opposed to wealthy business owners or professionals.

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