Feminists

as also a tool of sexism, but it didn't resonate with me when I read the book originally a lot of years ago, didn't happen onto it as I was skimming it, and I don't know that I totally agree. It is all a part of patriarchy, we certainly know that, and since patriarchy is male-centric (which automatically makes women the "Other" and in fact the original Other), then it's perhaps not as much of a stretch as I think. I'll have to try to find where she talks about it in the book.

However, the book was originally published in 1988 -- this edition is labeled "condensed" with a 1997 (or so) copyright date on it, so I don't know whether it's in this one or not. Worth looking for, though.