Criminologists who work in the area of theoretical development must deal with the generalizability problem and the gender ratio problem. The authors identify a epistemiological challenges related to gender in key categories of criminal justice research, including theories of criminality, victimization, the response of the criminal justice system, and criminal justice system careers. The authors focus on the associations between multiculturalism and feminism, and argue that multiculturalism will experience resistance from mainstream criminologists because it challenges that intellectual traditions that have further marginalized disenfranchised groups. 13 notes and 168 references