Gender and Desire

Polly Young-Eisendrath's "Gender and Desire: Uncursing Pandora" explores complex issues of gender, desire, and psychological development across premodern, modern, and postmodern worldviews. She examines how gender differences are flexible, while sex differences are more inherent, and highlights the psychological implications of societal gender roles. Using cultural, everyday, and psychotherapeutic insights, the book aims to challenge traditional myths—such as Pandora's curse—and offers a fresh perspective on personal and relational liberation in a postmodern context.