What is Gender?

This week we talked about gender and before starting it is good to have a basic definition of what gender is and this is what we came up with. 

Gender is... 

-sexual orientation 

-physical characteristics

-boys and girls/male and female 

-external part of identity 

-a simple way to define people 

-specific roles: defined by preference and environmental expectations 

-inherited characteristics 

-feminine or masculine 

Gender is an interesting topic and the specific gender roles and expectations can cause problems within a family if the expectations are not similar. It is important to make sure you define your specific expectations of what it means to be the man and what it means to be the woman.