Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon.

• Chapter 1 Beyond IntersectionalityChapter 2 The Identity of WomenChapter 3 Female Designation, Culture and AgencyChapter 4 Inclusive Feminist Social Theory: Requirements and MethodologyChapter 5 Inclusive Feminist Psychological Theory and Gender DevelopmentChapter 6 Inclusive Feminist Connections Between Psychological Theory and Social TheoryChapter 7 A Feminist Theory of HistoryChapter 8 World Paths Toward Women's Political EqualityChapter 9 ConclusionChapter 10 ReferencesChapter 11 Index

This timely—indeed overdue—book incisively addresses the central concern of Western feminists for the past quarter century. Challenging the orthodoxy of intersectionality, Zack proposes a relational essentialism that explains women's commonality without denying diversity or inequality. Her book is clear, bold, erudite—and fun to read.

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon.

• Chapter 1 Beyond IntersectionalityChapter 2 The Identity of WomenChapter 3 Female Designation, Culture and AgencyChapter 4 Inclusive Feminist Social Theory: Requirements and MethodologyChapter 5 Inclusive Feminist Psychological Theory and Gender DevelopmentChapter 6 Inclusive Feminist Connections Between Psychological Theory and Social TheoryChapter 7 A Feminist Theory of HistoryChapter 8 World Paths Toward Women's Political EqualityChapter 9 ConclusionChapter 10 ReferencesChapter 11 Index

This timely—indeed overdue—book incisively addresses the central concern of Western feminists for the past quarter century. Challenging the orthodoxy of intersectionality, Zack proposes a relational essentialism that explains women's commonality without denying diversity or inequality. Her book is clear, bold, erudite—and fun to read.

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at the University of Oregon.

• Chapter 1 Beyond IntersectionalityChapter 2 The Identity of WomenChapter 3 Female Designation, Culture and AgencyChapter 4 Inclusive Feminist Social Theory: Requirements and MethodologyChapter 5 Inclusive Feminist Psychological Theory and Gender DevelopmentChapter 6 Inclusive Feminist Connections Between Psychological Theory and Social TheoryChapter 7 A Feminist Theory of HistoryChapter 8 World Paths Toward Women's Political EqualityChapter 9 ConclusionChapter 10 ReferencesChapter 11 Index

This timely—indeed overdue—book incisively addresses the central concern of Western feminists for the past quarter century. Challenging the orthodoxy of intersectionality, Zack proposes a relational essentialism that explains women's commonality without denying diversity or inequality. Her book is clear, bold, erudite—and fun to read.