Gender Norms

I think gender norms play a large role in our society. From the way we are nurtured we are taught how we should act as girls or boys. Girls usually are given dolls and makeup and boys are given cars and tools to play with. These toys alone already put a division between the ways girls and boys should act. According to the gender norms guys are supposed to be the leaders in society. They are supposed to be the “tough” ones who provide for their family. While women, on the other hand, are supposed to be the housewives who take care of the children and clean. These norms are becoming less prominent in society today with women becoming the providers more, but it is still apparent that there is a divide between what men and women are suppose to do in our culture.