Theory Can Blind Observation.

I Find The Question Of Whether Gender Differences Are Biologically Determined Or Socially Constructed To Be Deeply Disturbing.

Trust Grows When Babies And Mothers Establish That They Can Find Each Other Again After The Inevitable Moments Of Losing Touch. It Is Not The Goodness Of The Mother Or The Relationship Per Se That Is The Basis For Trust; It Is The Ability Of Mother And Baby Together To Repair The Breaks In Their Relationship That Builds A Safe House For Love.

Both Love And Democracy Depend On Voice -- Having A Voice And Also The Resonance That Makes It Possible To Speak And Be Heard.

At A Time When Efforts Are Being Made To Eradicate Discrimination Between The Sexes In The Search For Social Equality And Justice, The Differences Between The Sexes Are Being Rediscovered.

I Used To Tell Women Graduate Students, Half-seriously, That The Role Of Slightly Rebellious Daughter Was One Of The Better Roles For Women Living In Patriarchy.