Gender roles are societal ideas about how women, men, or people of other genders should behave, feel, or live. They influence, for example, expectations regarding career, family, appearance, or how to deal with emotions. Gender roles do not arise naturally but change over time, are culturally shaped, and differ between societies. They can provide orientation but can also lead to people feeling pressured to meet certain expectations or being genuinely limited in their opportunities (for example, in their career path).
