It appears to me that the intense focus on feminine spirituality at this time is a direct result of so many women having taken the hero's journey, only to find it personally empty and dangerous for humanity. Women emulated the male heroic journey because there were no other images to emulate; a woman was either "successful" in the male-oriented culture or dominated and dependent as a female. To change the economic, social, and political structures of society, we must now find new myths and heroines. This may be why so many women and men are looking to images of the goddess and ancient matristric cultures to understand modes of leadership that involve partnership rather than dominance and cooperation rather than greed.
"Part of the calling of women as we move out of the last years of the 20th century and into the 21st is to revive a spirituality of creativity that is not afraid of the strange beauty of the underwater world of the subconscious, and to help men out of the restricted at narrow world of provable unlimited fact in which society has imprisoned them," says Madeleine L'Engle in an article in the summer 1987 issue of Ms. She goes on to say, "my role as a feminist is not to compete with men in their world -- that's too easy, and ultimately unproductive. My job is to live fully as a woman, enjoying the whole of myself and my place of the universe."
What is woman's place at this stage of our cultural development? I feel strongly that it is to heal the split that tells us that our knowings, wishes, and desires are not as important nor as valid as those of the dominant male culture. Our task is to heal the internal split that tells us to override the feelings, intuitions, and dream images that inform us of the truth of life. We must have courage to live with paradox, the strength to hold the tension of not knowing the answers, and the willingness to listen to our inner wisdom and the wisdom of the planet, which begs for change.
The heroine must become a spiritual warrior. This demands that she learn the delicate art of balance and have the patience for the slow, subtle integration of the feminine and masculine aspects of herself. She first hungers to lose her feminine self and emerge with the masculine, and when she's done this, she begins to realize that this is neither the answer nor the end. She must not discard or give up what she has learned throughout her heroine’s quest, but learn to view her hard-earned skills and successes not so much as the goal but as one part of the entire journey. She will then begin to use the skills to work toward the larger quest of bringing people together, rather than for her own individual gain. This is the sacred marriage of the feminine and masculine -- when a woman can truly serve not only the needs of others but to value and be responsive to her own needs as well. This focus on integration and the resulting awareness of interdependence is necessary for each one of us at this time as we work together to preserve the balance of life on Earth." (pp. 9-10)
Meaning & Purpose 
Woman’s Quest for Wholeness