The article argues that modern global capitalism is characterized by a systemic structure of division in which the «internal» (public, and «productive») appropriates the «external» (private, and «reproductive») without recognizing it. Two recent processes of appropriation are discussed: The integration of nature by two research projects: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and «Women on Top». Practices of internalization do not change the paradox structure of division but only shift the relationship between the «internal» and the «external». Resistance can develop within each realm, but, especially in intermediary spaces. New forms of action can thereby arise. These can be interpreted as steps towards sustainable relations, both between the genders and between society and nature.