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Gender is the meaning that a society attaches to being female or male.
Whereas sex, is a genetic based category. Gender traits vary widely from culture to culture, while sex seems universal and stable. Since gender is a social construction, we have to learn to express our gender. Gender socialization starts immediately after birth and continues throughout ones life. Our gender roles have real and quantitative effects throughout our lives.