(1990) - Gender Trouble - Judith Butler

In Gender Trouble, Judith Butler addresses the problem of the rigid and binary understanding of gender within traditional feminist theory. She critiques the notion that gender is a stable, inherent identity, instead arguing that gender is performative—something constituted through repeated actions and societal norms, rather than a fixed attribute. Butler challenges the dominant understanding of sex and gender, suggesting that by recognizing gender as fluid and performative, we can disrupt the conventional categories and structures that sustain gender inequality.