Nature through a feminist lens

The idea of gender and sex has always been a “hazy” topic. But one thing that has always been clear is the difference between men and women or at least the difference society wants us to see. After reading about what science and nature have to say about men women it re-affirms my idea that society wants to keep you in certain categories that define who we are.

In this article visibility is what the author uses to compare femininity and masculinity. This idea I find very interesting. The author states, “maternity is proved by the senses whereas paternity is a surmise.” She also states that, “maleness is associated with invisibility and women with visibility.” When speaking on femininity these two statements contradict themselves, if visibility is associated with femininity and maternity(female)is proved by senses it cannot be both sense and visible.