After reading an article, Dad helps more; Mom is Still Exhausted” by Emily Alpert in the Los Angeles Times on October 9, 2013, I realized that gender roles have changed dramatically from work to work to work to home for both men and women right now. These changes in gender roles are occurring not only in the United States, but also in other countries around the world. I would like to identify the differences between sex and gender, because people are often confused. While sex refers to the sum of characteristics that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive function, gender refers to the societal or behavioral aspects of sexual identity. We can see that the term gender refers to learned behaviors that are ingrained in our brain and become our norms and expectations of how a person should act, dress and speak based on our gender identity in families and society. Company. Therefore, gender roles are essential in shaping people's views of others in our society. I will discuss and compare family authority, education and employment opportunities to illustrate how different gender roles were in the past and how they are present. Our society plays a huge role in determining different sets of attitudes, behaviors and responsibilities for people. For example, when children are born, they are bound by a set of rules predetermined by society. To be more precise, these children are only identified as boys or girls. Additionally, boys must wear blue clothes while girls must wear pink outfits. Children are not allowed to choose the colors or toys they like because society has chosen what they think should be right for their children. Plus, culturally, men are expected to have more strength,...... middle of paper ...almost twice as many hours for housework and childcare, even moms have to work like dad . For example, my family in Vietnam, although her mother and father are the main income, after work, my mother still does housework after returning from work while her father does nothing. In today's world, most women and men are becoming equal even though they are still stuck in low-paid jobs, with poor salaries and few opportunities for promotion. However, men should view women as equal partners in their differences. In married life, they must establish a harmonious family, communicate to understand and accept the different expectations based on their gender role. It is now time for men and women to open their minds, to share what they think to appreciate what they do to each other. There should be equity in roles, not just men or women..