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This reflective paper tries to summarize the thinking of feminist Seyla Benhabib and show her concern about identity problems, subjectivity, and challenges which the feminist thought must raise. In particular, the challenge of becoming on par with other identity theorists and to enter the contemporary philosophical, moral and political discussion as an equal. Benhabib's theoretical considerations focus on the need to replace the subject of study and paradigms in feminist theories. These theories lead to the fragmentation of human and social groups, while eliminating the possibility of developing a common point of view about the radical transformation of society. The author contends that the unity of the "ego" and the subject matter are important for the feminist theory and practice; that's why it is necessary to establish the identity. To this end, Benhabib weighs the contributions of communitarian theories, postmodern and feminist and tries to combine them in the context of one radical critical theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper develops a review of the main models that have surfaced in the study of the construction process of gender identity. We analyse the conceptual frameworks that underlie each of them and, in particular, we give details of the research carried out on the role of the school in the configuration of gender identity. We finish by stating the theoretical model we defend. Also shown are some relevant conclusions whose aim is to discuss and analyse possible lines of research to be developed in the context of studies on gender and school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]