Date/Time
Date(s) - 18 May 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Categories
Free markets, Free enterprise & Free women: A New Economic History of the World
Date: Monday 18 May, 2026
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Enterprise Hub (First Floor), Vinson Building, The University of Buckingham
Leftist global histories tell the same story when it comes to women. They present us with a happy world in which women were revered and rewarded by their communities until the advent of capitalism ended this utopia. From Friedrich Engels to Silvia Federici, we are told that growing commercialisation left women exploited, vulnerable and penniless. The notion that free markets and free enterprise have only ever created opportunities for men is one of the most fundamental strings in the anti-capitalist bow, one that is frequently used in attempts to sway women towards socialism. After all, why would you support a system if it doesn’t give you the same opportunities as your male peers? In her latest book Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power, Victoria Bateman presents a fresh economic history of the world that challenges Marxist interpretations of the past, champions individual freedom and shines the light on female entrepreneurship and wealth creation.