My thesis, in other words, is that we are witnessing an escalation of violence against women, especially Afro-descendant and Native American women, because 'globalization' is a process of political recolonization intended to give capital uncontested control over the world's natural wealth and human labor, and this cannot be achieved without attacking women, who are directly responsible for the reproduction of their communities.

— Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici (Page 50)