Gender roles are socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given
society considers appropriate for men and women.
Gender roles are usually centered on conceptions of masculinity and femininity.
Gender roles influence a wide range of
human behavior, often including the clothing a person chooses, the profession a person pursues, and the personal relationships a person enters. Various groups, most notably the
feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing
gender roles that they believe are oppressive or inaccurate.