In many circles, patriarchy is referred to as white supremacist capitalist patriarchy because the same elements of domination and artificial hierarchy permeate them all and they are all interlinked.

"To me, feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure that women will have equal rights with men; it is a commitment to eradicating the ideology of domination that permeates Western culture on various levels—sex, race, and class." (bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman, 1981).