I find the question of whether gender differences are biologically determined or socially constructed to be deeply disturbing.
Carol GilliganWomen have traditionally deferred to the judgment of men although often while intimating a sensibility of their own which is at variance with that judgment.
Carol GilliganWhile an ethic of justice proceeds from the premise of equalityโthat everyone should be treated the sameโan ethic of care rests on the premise of nonviolenceโthat no one should be hurt.
Carol GilliganI 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.
Carol Gilligan