When Women Rule the World…

Can Nietzsche help women achieve equality?

When women rule the world… What a promising first sentence, and what a utopian image. But when women do rule – and let’s suspend our incredulity for the space of this short article – what kind of world might we expect? “One built on kindness, humility, selflessness and toleration,” you may be mumbling under your breath. And you’d be in good company – it’s something countless others have mumbled before you. Perhaps you’re right. Perhaps some mixture of hormones, evolution, destiny and whatever else comes under the lazy heading of “wiring” these days has indeed made women into semi-saints.

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