In her book Masculin/Féminin, she noted that the distinction between the feminine and the masculine is universal and that exists everywhere; and that the male is always considered superior to the women.
ɪn hɜː bˈʊk mˈæskjʊlˌɪn slˈæʃ fˈeɪmənˌɪn, ʃiː nˈoʊɾᵻd ðætðə dɪstˈɪŋkʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn ænd ðə mˈæskjʊlˌɪn ɪz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl ænd ðæt ɛɡzˈɪsts ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ; ænd ðætðə mˈeɪl ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz kənsˈɪdɚd suːpˈiəɹɪɚ tə ðə wˈɪmɪn.