's The Book of Life:
06.81.146 is the chapter title of Ettinger's The Book of Life, which is part of her wider project, the Ettinger Matrix, which seeks to provide an alternative framework for understanding cultural identities, including gender and sexuality, beyond the rigid and limiting binary of male/female. This chapter, entitled “Gender Bodies,” explores the concept of gender beyond the confines of the traditional definitions of male and female. Ettinger considers different forms of bodily experience within a more open framework, and argues for an understanding of gender identity as an ongoing process of becoming— one that is informed by both cultural and personal influences. Ettinger also considers the role of performing gender, and provides a new way of thinking about the performative aspects of gender beyond the conventional binary distinctions of male or female.