Gender has become an ordinary concept of daily activities and for some people, questioning the notion of this term may seem pointless. Most people believe that gender is something we naturally possess, and they do not see it as a social construction (Lorber, 1994). For some individuals the meaning of the term is very simple, the division of the community into two: males and females. According to their gender they will know how to behave, how to dress, what to like and what aims they should work for in life. Although for some individuals the notion of gender may seem simple, for other people it may be a complex social issue.
From the day of conception, the individual is immediately categorized according to gender. Parents raise their children in different ways according to what gender type they belong to. Children are given specific roles in society and are influenced by their family, peers and the environment on how to act in a particular community. This is evidenced by the toys and clothing which are provided by society at large. Boys are more likely to have blue clothes, trucks and soldiers as toys, while baby girls will probably have pink clothing and dolls to play with. The gendering categorization may begin even beforehand; since nowadays, due to the advancement of technology, parents know their baby's gender months before the child is born. The name, clothing and toys therefore predispose a person, from birth, to an 'appropriate' gender identity and behavior. .
It is important to outline what people really understand with the term 'gender'. In everyday language, the term 'gender' is sometimes confused with the term 'sex'. Scholars have narrowed the meaning of the word 'sex' increasingly (Beasley, 2005). In the academic world, the word 'sex' is interpreted as the biological differences between men and women which are the same in every culture, while 'gender' is what society depicts as masculinity and femininity.
