In depth exploration of the pressures and challenges faced by people in modern society, as well as how these issues are related to individual situations and action choices. The article analyzes the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" and reveals the oppression and limitations that women face in patriarchal society, as well as how this situation affects their choices and freedom. Beauvoir believed that only by recognizing one's own situation and understanding its roots can individuals generate a conscious and voluntary will and action to transcend this situation. The article also discusses the experiences of the English translation of 'The Second Sex', pointing out the biases and misinterpretations encountered during the dissemination of this work, and how these experiences reflect the historical erasure of female voices by male dominated history.