Effects of Gender Roles

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Sex roles affect the lives of both men and women. Such gender roles can cause self esteem problems. Self esteem refers to how we think about ourselves. It can also refer to how much we value ourselves. This weather  we approve of who we are as people. Now self esteem is a complex issue. It is often rooted in very early experiences. It's an important part of sexuality because it affects both what we do and how we feel. This is how gender roles affect men and women. It affects self-esteem. Young women would struggle to keep up with the latest fashions and ideals. It is difficult for women to have a career and a family. The day care options are difficult and they may not have the ability or work flexibility to attend to their children in case of an emergency.Gender roles have influenced women's movements and the vast entry of women into the work force. This has profoundly affected adult women's gender roles. Yet such gender roles at a young age does the opposite. Gender roles can cause young girls to struggle with the ideals that society has inflicted. Such types of struggles often leads to problems with self-esteem.