At the risk of going off on a tangent, I think it&#x27;s interesting to note that a large segment of moderate feminists would take issue with the essentialist notion that there are masculine and feminine traits.<p>I think this matters because it&#x27;s very difficult to make any sort of meaningful progress when people seek to invalidate the experience and opinion of those they claim to represent.  This is by no means unique to feminist discourse, but it&#x27;s particularly evident in this case.<p>A problem with feminism as it currently stands is that too often it&#x27;s less about improving the life of women than advancing a sociological ideology.