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A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex. Gender roles are usually centered on conceptions of masculinity and femininity, although there are exceptions and variations. The specifics regarding these gendered expectations may vary among cultures, while other characteristics may be common throughout a range of cultures.
Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including the clothing a person chooses to wear, the profession a person pursues, and the personal relationships a person enters.
Various groups, most notably feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing gender roles that they believe are oppressive or inaccurate. Although research indicates that biology plays a role in gendered behavior, the exact extent of its effects on gender roles is less clear.