Do you think gender is a social construct?

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I think traditional views on gender and gender roles are constructs and influenced by solely male governed societies but in same time I think theres character traits or behaviors that on average the different genders incline.

A popular belief is that woman are more emotional which I dont necessarily agree with but might of been the case back when men expected to not show there emotions but as for discourse I'm not sure if its fair to say woman on average use emotional justifications more then men.

What I do think the male and female lens of sexuality skews how we perceive the world and interact with each other and personally think guys will tend to appreciate more material things and that to woman the inner dimensions of a person holds more importance.

Also the idea that guys liking things thought as masculine like action figures and that females liking things that's deemed effeminate I don't think is 100% a social construct either I think most boys naturally tend gravitate to action and physicality of entertainment while I think girls have a more nurturing nature compared to guys so I don't think the idea of masculinity and femininity isn't something absolutely created by people but influenced by natural drives of the genders.

Do you think the genders naturally tend to think and act in certain ways or you think gender is 100% influenced by environment?
 

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No it's biological, however Masculinity and Feminity can vary from person to person, while those things are recognisable universally, different people can identify to those different aspects.
Meaning women can be masculine and vice versa, and that is taken into account with identity, who you are.
If you are a feminine person, then that's the truth off your identity.
 
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