Additionally, both authors explain how women should not be complicit with what society forces them to do, but instead work hard and set long-term goals that will inevitably lead them to success. However, while both authors point out similarities about gender inequality, de Beauvoir is for women empowerment. de Beauvoir believes that women are supposed to change their attitude and their mindset, as well as ignoring the standards men have set for women. As stated by de Beauvoir, “Refusing to be the Other, refusing complicity with man, would mean renouncing all the advantages an alliance with the superior caste confers on them” (de Beauvoir). Additionally, de Beauvoir explains the inequalities of the working industry as well as the education system in order to prove to women that they are much more capable than men