What is the dream of identification

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I have a couple of questions that I dont undestand. I read through the conclusion of the assignment and found when she talks about dream of submission and identification, but I just dont understand what she is referring to.
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But the complexity of the whole affair derives from the fact that each camp is giving aid and comfort to the enemy; woman is pursuing a dream of submission, man a dream of identification."

What is the “dream of submission” Beauvoir talks about? Which role does it play in her analysis (i.e. what does it explain)?

What is the “dream of identification”? Which role does it play in her analysis?

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