Woman’s subordination on earth is canceled by her direct, autonomous connection to God.

Evidence

So on the human level she is seen as drawing her greatness from her very subordination. But in God’s eyes, she is a perfectly autonomous person. The fact that for man existence surpasses itself while for woman it maintains itself only establishes a difference between them on earth: in any case, transcendence is accomplished not on earth but in God. And woman has just as direct a connection with him as her companion does; perhaps hers is even more intimate and secret. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 578

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illuminates the core apparatus: transcendence (‘existence surpasses itself’) vs maintenance, relocated from earth to the divine plane where woman’s subordination doesn’t apply.
• XREF: Connects to the Christian mysticism and renunciation themes that resurface throughout Beauvoir’s analysis of feminine saintliness; also echoes Sartre’s transcendence/facticity. — connects to: Exalting woman spiritually sanctions her earthly subordination rather than liberating her — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 591

Broader Connections

• Exalting woman spiritually sanctions her earthly subordination rather than liberating her #qualifies (0.80) — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 591