Logic or Emotion? Essentialism sees men as able to think logically, abstractly and analytically, while women are mainly emotional, compassionate and nurturing creatures .

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Essentialist thinking had repercussions on women's private and public lives. In private, essentialist ideas were translated into rules of conduct for the woman as wife, mother and daughter. In public, it was believed that

I women's participation should be limited and strictly controlled by a masculine G representative of authority such as husband, father, the clergy, the law.