Download or read book On Our Own Terms written by Maggie Mulqueen and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1992-07-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By redefining current theories of competence motivation and sex-role identity, this work offers a powerful reconceptualiztion of what it means to be a competent woman in today’s society. Analyses of case studies of competent women lead to a new theory that enables women to attain positive self-esteem based on internally desired and determined criteria. This new theory challenges prevailing theories of competence motivation and sex-role identity development that assume competence and femininity to be mutually exclusive.