More Feminism...

I happen to agree with the points that de Beauvoir brings out in the excerpt from The Second Sex that women are seen as complementary to Man however there is nothing wrong with asserting that notion. It is an unarguable fact that women have been mistreated and denounced over the centuries. However, as to go as far as Brandon declares that "women are the soul supporters of men" is just a little absurd. True, women do have a different perspective of men and are able to see angles to the problem that men might overlook. Allow me to be stereotypical for a moment; men look at problems from a rational perspective, "a + b = c." Whereas women look to solve problems from an emotional perspective and might be able to detect that by adding "b" you're causing some sort of discomfort for someone else. One can not function solely on one perspective over the other, the two need to complement each other and come to some sort of compromise to work out the problems and issues that come up over the course of the lifespan.