Simone De Beauvoir

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societal maxims enforce the incorrect notion that women are inferior to men. In matters of economics, women are offered far fewer employment opportunities, and I believe that this can be validated by the fact that many women have been conditioned to "marry well and let him take care of you". Unfortunately, this is often times a tempting choice, and as a trade-off women are content to settle for a less rewarding profession, leading to a downward spiral. As Beauvoir states, "Parents still raise their daughters with a view toward marriage rather than to furthering her personal development…in this way she dooms herself to remain in lower levels, to be inferior". The stigma of needing a man to fulfill a woman's life is inaccurate and narrow - it is a tremendously dangerous example to propagate to young girls.
Male influences shape women's appearance, behavior, and overall place in society. Women are taught how they are expected to look, think, and act, which leads her to be seen as ...

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