ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on concepts discussed in this book. The book highlights some of the main approaches to feminist thought, without insisting that feminists must necessarily accept every aspect of an approach to feminist thought to recognize its contribution to feminist thought in general. It describes feminist modes of thought that stress difference and/or that are most inclusive of those who have suffered from any of world's many violences: heterosexism, racism, classism, colonialism, ableism, speciesism, and so forth. The global context in which feminist theorizing currently takes place also seems to require acknowledgment that most women living in developing nations are disadvantaged, as are women in so-called settler societies, such as indigenous women in the United States. The book shows how the forces of sexism and classism interlock in a capitalist patriarchy and how "woman's estate" is determined by both her reproductive and productive role.
