Christine de Pizan is a humanist because she chooses to focus on the natural empathy, compassion, and reason that women possess. Similar ideas can be present in individuals that are not described by humanism, however, religion is often the basis. Although Christine de Pizan did refer to the Bible for examples to back up many of her arguments, her opinions were developed through knowledge and experience. Moreover, she was a humanist because she expressed her opinions in the civic sphere. She focused much of her career on trying to spread her opinions.

The Book and The Treasure were responses to The Romance of the Rose in that they were both arguing against the idea that women are strictly seducers. In The Book, she discusses the idea that women can suppress the stereotypes formed about them if given a chance to  speak about themselves. She elaborates on this idea in The Treasure by arguing that the influence that women have as mothers, wives, etc., is in fact very powerful.