Rousseau, in his 1762 book Emily, believed that the only thing that women have in common with men is that they both are of the same species. He also added that, according to Nature’s “particular destination,”1 women must be raised and educated differently from men because, even though both sexes contribute equally to the family and society, they do so in very different ways. Women are responsible for raising children and managing their households while men provide intellectual base and financial support for their families. He viewed women's options are entirely limited to the roles of wives and mothers; and, those few women who did try to take a different passage felt “short on their own possibilities without attaining to ours.”2
In order to create a perfect balance, Rousseau believed, a man must be “active and strong”3 while a woman is “passive and weak.”4 From the early age, he noticed, girls occupy their minds by playing with dolls and jewelry while boys prefer more active games. So, it is only natural for the girls to be discouraged