gender roles

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of gender role.
  gender role

  noun

  the culturally determined set of behaviors, attitudes, and traits that are considered acceptable for a person based on their gender.

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gender roles

It is a region where traditional gender roles define women as the main providers of childcare, cooking and cleaning, and where firefighting is a male domain.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This revolution is happening on both sides of the aisle—a surprising fact, perhaps, given the polarization of gender roles and the place of women in family and society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The book under discussion is “The New Rules” by Russian-born TikTok influencer Margarita Nazarenko, who prescribes gender roles that Sokol recognizes as distinctly Eastern European.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

The Wives’ appeal is in the way they challenge such calcified definitions of “traditional” gender roles.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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