The Second Sex

In reading Simon De Beauvois, women are not only viewed as the secondary inhabitants below men who walk the Earth, but also as the secondary inhabitant whom somewhat has the upper hand over man. Speaking around the time period that The Second Sex was published (1949), women were viewed as to dependants to their male superior. Women are either obstacles that men have to overcome, or are submissive to a mans want, need or will. Women on the social ladder were placed below men. If you unfold the wrapping, in my opinion I think women are the soul supporters of men. Women should be placed besed to men on the social ladder. Today, women are even placed above men on the social ladder. Without women, men wouldn't have any possession of "happiness and triumph" (pg. 315). Women are the soul supporters of men. They are able to share an opinion, or give adice that's very different from a male perspective. Men tne to trust the opinion and advice from women. This is an establishment of power that women have over men, or should I say only one of their empowerments.