Christie Hartley is a contemporary political philosopher whose work centers on the intersection of Rawlsian political liberalism and feminist theory. She examines how liberal frameworks must account for structural inequalities that undermine women's equal standing as citizens. Her scholarship presses political liberals to take seriously the social and institutional obstacles that constrain women's opportunities and autonomy.
Co-authored 'Equal Citizenship and Public Reason: A Feminist Political Liberalism' with Lori Watson
Argued that political liberalism must address structural barriers to women's equal citizenship
Applied public reason frameworks to questions of gender justice and feminist critique
Contributed to debates on the compatibility of liberal neutrality with feminist political demands