Gathering women under a wife box despite her being a journalist embeds gender hierarchy

Evidence

With thirty-three days to go before the 2018 midterm elections, I am headed for the fellowship hall of the Unionville Baptist Church, about forty-five minutes outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the passenger seat of a Ford Explorer SUV. … When I asked Chris to add my name as his guest at the event, there was only one available box for pastors to check: “Wife.” So he checked it. … I’ve chosen a floral print blouse with a complicated arrangement of ribbons off to one side, a coordinating pink cardigan, and pearl earrings. Chris glances at my camouflage with a dubious look. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 52

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Women’s oppression is distinct because their complicity is solicited — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 714; Woman’s dependence is interiorized while man’s is only external. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1370; Marriage annexes women to the husband’s universe — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1109

Broader Connections

• Marriage annexes women to the husband’s universe #expands (0.85) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1109
• Women’s oppression is distinct because their complicity is solicited #expands (0.80) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 714
• Woman’s dependence is interiorized while man’s is only external. #corroborates (0.75) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1370