Engels argued that men dominate women in capitalist societies because they control private property.

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Engels argued in his book "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State" (1884) that men's domination over women in capitalist societies is rooted in their control over private property. He argued that the institution of family, as well as the patriarchal authority within it, arose with the development of private property and served to ensure that men passed on their property to their legitimate heirs (i.e. their sons). Thus, women's subordination to men was perpetuated both within the family and in wider society. Engels believed that the gender inequality in capitalist societies was rooted in the control of private property. Men, who primarily owned and controlled property, were able to maintain their dominance over women.

Engels Argued That Men Dominate Women in Capitalist Societies Because