Simone De Beauvoir

Representation of the world is, according to Simone De Beauvoir, the work of men & they describe it from their own point of view. 

MAN is therefore defined as a HUMAN BEING,

 while WOMAN is defined as FEMALE.

Women has been labelled by men as "the second sex".

Is that fair?

There are many myths of woman as mother, wife, virgin, symbol of nature, the weaker sex & so on. All these myths about how women are & should be creates many impossible ideals, which puts women under a lot of pressure & stress. 

Do you agree with the quote:

"One is not born but becomes a woman"

?

Basically Beauvoir agrees that woman & men are different. But she wants to highlight the strong influence society has on us, which separates men and women as more different than we really are. As the title of one of her books: "The Second Sex" she claims women has been given number 2. Male is number 1, the norm. Woman as number 2, & the exception from the norm e.g. "men", which she think is wrong. She claims that this is a construction made by men for men. 

Last but not least living a truly authentic existence carries more risk than accepting a role handed down by society, but it is the only path to quality & freedom. 

In other words: 

BE YOURSELF JUST LIKE YOU ARE