How Important Are Gender Roles In Today's Society

Without even noticing it human’s make pre determined decisions based off of their gender. We do this so many times throughout the day that most of the time we don’t even notice it anymore. In today’s society men and women act, talk, think, eat and even walk differently based off of their gender. These “roles” have put many people in a tough position leaving them with the question: is it socially acceptable to do this based off my gender? If everyone is equal and has the same rights then why do gender roles even exist? These rules were often created off of assumptions that were made centuries ago during times when men and women weren’t treated equally and still today humans follow these roles whether they agree with them or not. These roles play a big part in who we become as humans. Roles determined by gender promote …show more content…
These gender role characteristics can be found in also every aspect of today’s society. From the way sports are played to the way businesses are run gender roles make their way into every aspect of society. In the sport of lacrosse, the rules and the way the game is played is totally different if you play as a man or a women. In the men’s version of the game there is a lot of contact in the game. Players are allowed to hit each other with their lacrosse sticks and collide with players to gain possession of the ball. In the women’s version of the game there is very minimal contact. Why are the rules in the game different based solely off of gender? The only conclusion I can come up with is that since women are supposed to be more gentle, soft and passive in society that they need to be the same in the world of sports as well. This only limits what one gender is allowed to do when each gender should have the no limits. The game of lacrosse should not be played differently because of ones