"The deeper I go, the more feminist I become! Yet my experience of academic philosophy has largely disclosed the opposite: a discipline that solemnly declares its devotion to openness proves curiously unsettled by me as a woman."
"The idea of the philosopher—one that presupposes an incompatibility between femininity and intellect—is not held by men alone but is also internalized by many women, structuring how they come to experience not only others but also themselves within the discipline."
A commitment to philosophy offers a transcendent experience beyond personal identity labels. However, the discipline often reveals a discomfort with femininity, suggesting a deep-seated belief that intellect and femininity are incompatible. Personal experiences illustrate how expressions of femininity, such as appearance choices, can lead to being perceived as less serious within feminist circles. This internalized perception affects how women navigate their identities and experiences in philosophy, highlighting a broader issue of gender bias in the field.
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