GENDER DIFFERENCES
Sadly, we see gender differences every day in almost every aspect of our lives. Somehow this happens because of Gender Roles. As written by Susan Ikegwu in "Gender Roles and its Effects on Today's Society" , Gender Roles are "learned behaviors by a person as appropriate to their gender, determined by the prevailing cultural norms". What Susan trying to say is that we learn how people are supposed to act according to their gender without first considering if that is how we think they should act, if that is our most honest opinion. Gender roles determine how men and women should speak, think, and interact within our society. They are adopted during childhood and normally continue into adulthood. We can see the power of gender roles at home, where people have certain presumptions about decision making, financial responsibilities, childrearing practices... Also, it is present at work, where presumptions about power, labor, and organizational structures prevail over ...
