Inclusive Feminism: A Third Wave Theory of Women’s Commonality

In this bold book, Naomi Zack insists that an unapologetic reclaiming of

women’s commonality is what must drive forward feminism’s third wave. The

author wants to move beyond a focus on intersectionality, which she argues

has resulted in fragmentation that has prevented the establishment of common

goals and basic empathy. The book seeks to offer a new model of feminism that

will be ‘inclusive’. Outlined in the book’s eight chapters, this comprehensive

framework consists of what Zack terms ‘inclusive’ feminist theories of psychol-

ogy, social theory and history. Linking these components are her ‘relational’,

non-biological definition of women and an emphasis on individual agency. The

conclusion offers a utopian vision of women’s worldwide political rule.