Walker agrees that Gilligan's work has changed the face of psychological debate today.
"Gilligan's theorizing has been very effective in drawing our attention
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to a re-examination of gender differences and their significance, and to broadening our understanding of morality," Walker says. "In my view, however, her contribution to the field would be even much greater if she were willing to revise her ideas in light of other scholars' valid criticisms and the accumulated empirical evidence."