Gender Constructions

I found the topic of gender constructions extremely interesting. First of all I want to point out that I am going to speak in terms of generalities, but I do believe there are exceptions.

I believe that men and women are biologically different, in more ways than just our chromosomes. What I mean is that I think from the beginning of time, in order to balance humanity, women were engineered as sensitive nurturers, while men were geared as leaders, providers, and protectors. This is not to say this is the position they have to fulfill to be man or woman, but I think from the beginning of evolution this is the way it has been and biology is the reason. We balance each other out.

I do not think that men and women think or feel differently. The stereotype, or social construction, that men aren't as sensitive, analytical or communicative as women is wrong. The difference lies in how we express such feelings. This may be partly a result of social constructions, but once again-partly due to biology. I don't think they were engineered to be as expressive because they had to focus on more pressing matters. I don't want to sound stereotypical in that men are the providers for women, and the women are needed to be taken care of... but I do believe in the beginning this is how it was. WHen humanity began, this seems to be the course of events and biology factored into this result.

I am around a lot of babies and young children and simply watching boys and girls grow up in general is different. Boys like action. They like to be moving and to put things together and build stuff. I have witnessed this. Girls typically like to take care of dolls, they move slower and observe more so than boys. They all essentially do the same things, but the ways they do them is different. Babies have yet to be effected by lots of social constructions. I realize sometimes their parents produce the toys they play with, but I have seen evidence without such interferences. Biology is the factor. They are inherently different.