S STUDY FOR CIVIL SERVICES Marxist feminist : marxist perspective on women issues first provided by Frederick Engels, In his book “ origin of family , private property and State “, engels has consisdered family and state as institutions to protect right to property .he linked subordination of women to the institution of private property women should support communist revolution to end capitalism and their subordination will automatically end . Radical Feminism ‘catherine Mackinnan (book “Towards a feminist theory of state) ...for them ,state is also an institution of patriarchal society. They support state intervention and stringent laws to protect women. Inindian context , scholars like Madhu Kishwar feels that indian state has not done enough to improve the status of women except passing some lopsided laws. Ecofeminism : vandana shiva ... they find similarities between women and nature men has exploited both.