Differences Between Genders

Which adjectives would you use to describe men? Which adjectives would you use to describe women? The difference between genders goes beyond the biological and physicological barriers. Today society has many stereotypes that have been perpetuated through generations, while other stereotypes have been changed.

In the article “Pink vs blue – are children born with gender preferences?” by Polly Curtis from the Guardia it is possible to see that many aspects about the difference between genders are easily explained by science, while other aspects are only understood by the study of stereotypes and its origins.

Stereotypes are within each culture, but the man playing as the leader of the family is most common. This means that the man has to hide his emotions, and showing some sort of feeling is an unacceptable behavior for the man. On the another hand, the woman has to be emotional, and is waiting for her to always be fragile. These are some examples of stereotypes that exist in todays society that were perpetuated through many generations. For example, if a girl is often playing a “boy's game”, or a boy often plays a “girl's game” their parents are the first ones to manifest a negative behavior motivated by the stereotypes that exist todays in society.

Some stereotypes are closed to their own beliefs of the culture. It is important because every society needs principles, and these principles are maintained by the existence of good stereotypes. For example, the figure of family composed by a woman and a man is essential to the perpetuation of mankind, because it's impossible for a couple of men or a couple of women to generate any children by themselves.

There are many positive stereotypes, there are also many negative stereotypes. The difference between genders in todays society exists and always will exist. The problem is when those differences make separation between them, putting a man or woman as superior this can cause prejudices and conflicts.