Femenine identity: notes for a critical evaluation of the concept “gender” from the Nancy Fraser’s three-dimensional theory of justice

Abstract

The claims in favour of the woman’s identity by the feminist movements have been formulated like a revulsive against the biological determinism from which the gender discrimination was considered justified. After decades of debate around this concept, how women should conceive their identity in the present moment? Is there a Unitarian gender identity or, on the other hand, it is divided and fragmented? And the most important, which strategies can we put into action in order to reach the complete parity of participation for women? The three-dimensional theory of justice by Fraser helps us considering the gender from all its sides. This paper suggests a critical evaluation of the concept “gender” from the conviction that woman equality must be built from the transformation of the economic and socio-cultural structures that perpetuate her subordination.