What is Gender?

Gender is basically regarded as somebody's sex. Gender can also be define as the sociocultural phenomenon of the division of people into various categories such as “male” and “female” with each having associated clothing, role, stereotype, etc.

Gender is all around us like water surrounding creatures, in the sea, we are often unaware of its ever-present nature. Gender is actually taught to us from the moment we are born. Gender expectations and messages bombard us constantly. Upbringing, culture, peers, schools, community, media and religion are some of the many influences that shape our understanding of its core aspect of self.

See also: Gender as a factor that may influence the Performance of Small Scale Businesses

How you learn and interact with gender as a young child directly influences how you view the world today. Gendered interaction between parent and child began as soon as the sex of the baby is known. In short, many aspect of gender are socially constructed, particularly with regard to gender expression.

Gender affects human Performance. See: https://www.princiology.com/impact-of-gender-on-human-performance/

A prominent explanation for such gender differences is that compared to male entrepreneurs female entrepreneurs lack critical human and financial resources to start and run a business successfully (e.g., Lerner, Brush, & Hisrich, 1997).

See also: https://www.princiology.com/gender-differences-in-human-capital/