They are considered a reproductive function in society as bearers of children and must stay at home and take care of the children for a long time by doing household chores . However, in The Second Sex (1999), Beauvoir argued that women should not be seen solely for reproductive purposes. She further argued that women can still have children and also have access to jobs and paid employment. In her book she describes women as "the other", in which she argues that women are the object and men the subject, i.e. the role of self. The other also refers to the secondary position of women in society. She also compared women's situation and experiences to those of slavery, suggesting that women had few or no rights in society. However, when Beauvoir compares women's experiences in society to slavery, she fails to distinguish between the two different ideologies mentioned. Slavery was about racist ideologies while women's experiences were about sexist ideologies. (M. Simons, 1999). Simons (1999) argues that Beauvoir's comparison between racism and slavery and the oppression of women is based on his description of women's lives. The Second Sex (1999) was written based on Beauvoir's own experiences and how she understands and perceives the oppression of women. At the time Beauvoir was also writing, society was thought to develop solely through male innovation and production. This vision is not as important today as