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Explores the hegemonic liberalism of feminist Susan Moller Okin who sees the family as the center of the gender structure & claims a gender-free society rests on the development of genderless families. Her attempt to reveal the feminist potential in Rawls is examined, & it is contended that she fails to demonstrate that his liberal political principles of justice mandate the abolition of gender. Okin argues that children can only develop a healthy sense of justice if families teach them about justice by both "precept & example." Her recent work, Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? (1999), suggests that almost any governmental interference in families & religious communities is justified in order to teach children to value autonomy & alternative ways of life. Okin emphasizes how "culture" is used as an excuse to commit crimes against women & children. It is concluded that her analysis of how culture, institutions, & religion distribute power makes her closer to radical feminism than is generally acknowledged. J. Lindroth