The mother occupies the central place in development. Patriarchal societies create and maintain regid gender roles as a societal defense against the power of women.
Difference is socialization between boys and girls.
Boys toward autonomy, girls toward connectedness. Perception that gender inequalities will be perpetuated unless the functions of mothering are shared by both men and women. View that women are oppressed not because they are embedded in relationships, but rather because they are opppressed by the social structure. View that ego psychology has over valued separation and independence, and neglected the importance of relationships and attachment - comnnections in development. Question the concept of gender as a dichotomy.