Autonomy And Women: A Psychological Analysis

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(Gilligan,1982) “Thus Woman not only define themselves in context of human relationship but also judge themselves in terms of their abilities to care. Woman’s place in the man's life cycle has been that of a nurturer, caretaker, helpmate, the weaver of those networks of relationships on which she can turn relies, but while woman has thus taken care of men, men have, in their theories of psychological development, as in their economic arrangements, tend to assume or devalue that care. When the focus on individual and individual achievement extends to autonomy, concern with relationships appears as a weakness of women rather than as a human strength (Miller,1976).”

Being virtuous is not enough, historically the masculine way of thinking is