Gender is a social construct that carries with it the connotations associated with sex. Sex, on the other hand, is a biological differentiation that is free of bias. Gender refers to the economic, social, and cultural characteristics and opportunities that come with being a man or a woman. Being a man or a woman is not merely a matter of biological and physical traits in most countries.
Men and women are held to different standards when it comes to how they should dress, act, and work. Men and women's interactions, whether in the home, the business, or the public sphere, reflect different perceptions about women's and men's talents, qualities, and behaviour. Gender is distinct from sex in that it is social and cultural rather than biological in nature. Gender features and qualities, which include, for example, the roles men and women play and the expectations put on them, differ greatly amongst societies and change over time.
However, because gender characteristics are socially produced, they can be altered in ways that make a society more just and equitable. The norms are highly prejudiced against gender equality. It seems like women and men are bearing the brunt of their femininity and masculinity respectively. Gender norms that are harmful to women are promoted at the highest levels.
In certain nations, they become entrenched in laws and policies that fail to defend – rather violate – the rights of females, such as laws prohibiting women from inheriting property. Gender norms affect boys as well: social ideas of masculinity can fuel child labour, gang violence, school disengagement, and recruitment into armed groups.