As a female existentialist she questioned whether gender differences were biologically ingrained or social constructs. In 'Second Sex', her most prominent work, she argued that men stereotyped women by placing them on a pedestal in order to keep them separate and subordinate. She also argued that one is not born a women, but becomes one.
She became a influence on later feminists, partly because of her frank descriptions of female sexuality.
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As a female existentialist she questioned whether gender differences were biologically ingrained or social constructs. In 'Second Sex', her most prominent work, she argued that men stereotyped women by placing them on a pedestal in order to keep them separate and subordinate. She also argued that one is not born a women, but becomes one.
She became a influence on later feminists, partly because of her frank descriptions of female sexuality.