When normalized to FFM, men produced higher peak and average power; however, women produced higher peak and average velocities across all loads. FFM and 1-RM were correlated with power. Greater power observed in men is driven by larger muscle mass, which contributes to greater strength.

Gender relations are power relations. These gender roles tend to perpetuate the power inequalities that they are based on. For example, the fact that many men and women think it’s not ‘natural’ for women to speak up in public often poses a key barrier to women’s access to decision-making.

Expectations about attributes and behaviours appropriate to women or men and about the relations between women and men – in other words, gender – are shaped by culture. Gender (like race or ethnicity) functions as an organizing principle for society because of the cultural meanings given to being male or female.

Gender equality is an important priority for UNESCO’s work on heritage, creativity and cultural diversity. The equal participation, access and contribution to cultural life of women and men are human rights as well as cultural rights, and an important dimension for guaranteeing freedom of expression for all.

Gender roles are culturally influenced stereotypes which create expectations for appropriate behavior for males and females. Gender roles are influenced by the media, family, environment, and society. A child’s understanding of gender roles impacts how they socialize with their peers and form relationships.

Gender roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex. For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing.

Stereotyping – The most significant barrier to effective cross-cultural communication is the tendency to categorise and make assumptions about others based on identified characteristics such as gender, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality socio-economic status examples as job interviews, teachers, store owners…

They suggest that stereotypes are the result of conflict, poor parenting, and inadequate mental and emotional development. Once stereotypes have formed, there are two main factors that explain their persistence.

Stereotyping occurs when a person ascribes the collective characteristics associated with a particular group to every member of that group, discounting individual characteristics.

People form stereotypes based on inferences about groups’ social roles—like high school dropouts in the fast-food industry. Picture a high-school dropout. Now, think about what occupation that person is likely to hold.