பெண் என்பவள் சக்தியின் அம்சம். உலகின் இயக்திற்கு தேவையான சக்தியை அளிக்கும் சர்வ வல்லமை படைத்தவளாக பெண் இருக்கின்றாள். "The issue of gender is often over looked in traditional nationalism debates, despite the significant contribution women have made to nationalist projects, and the intertwining of the feminist struggle and the nationalist one.....But to view nationalism without factoring in the gendered view is to ignore a significant factor that contributes to nationalistic sentiment. The role of women in nationalism, whether it is as nurturers, citizens or combatants, remains, as through the history of feminist struggle, a vital one. "