The Gender Roles of Men and Women Males and females have always held gender roles in society. The article titled, “Womanhood is Not as Easy as it Seems: Femininity Requires Both Achievement and Restraint”, written by Joan C. Chrisler, examines how individuals are deemed proper men or women through performing specific gender roles within society. Society has created clear definitions how what it means to be a “real” a man or women. They have also clearly defined what a man or a women must do or achieve to be considered one.
Many of society's definitions of what it means to be a man or a women are related to their traditional gender roles within society. According to traditional gender roles, manhood is an earned role. As a male grows up
Many of society's definitions of what it means to be a man or a women are related to their traditional gender roles within society. According to traditional gender roles, manhood is an earned role. As a male grows up