For generations, the idea of being a woman was based on one’s sexual and bodily features. However, in the 21st Century, the definition of a woman is done within the context of gender, rather than sex. The purpose of this paper is to argue that there is more to being a woman than just having feminine bodily features.
Evidence from empirical studies indicate that women have various patterns of behaviors, actions, preferences and things they are good at, whilst men also have areas and aspects of life that they are generally good at. This is because there are general and popular commonalities that people of each gender share in common. On the aggregate, men have various trends and processes that define their actions, in the same way women are. Therefore, it will be inaccurate and simplistic for anyone to define a woman by just the sexual features she might have and the ability to have children as a part of her biological physique.
It can also be noted that in the 21st Century, people are defined more by their actions and what they bring to the world each day than who they are or what they are born with or without. In the past, people from certain races and family background were made to do things based on who they are, rather than what they can do. Thus, through the period of civil rights and human rights, a lot of things have changed significantly over the years. People are more likely than not, to be evaluated on the worth of what they do and how they do it. This is because in today’s world where the free market is operating at its fullest, there is a tendency for people to be evaluated on the basis of what they do and how they do it. This means that the brain and the actions of people are more important in defining their personality.
In line with the recent trends of events and activities, it will be very wrong and inaccurate to define women by their biological features, rather than their actions and their inactions. Researchers indicate that the brains of men and women are wired differently and they operate in manners that are distinct. Older studies showed that the male and female skulls are shaped quite differently and in terms of actions, males and females tilt towards different preferences due to the neurological functioning of their brains.
There are different functions of the brain and this includes logical and intuitive thinking. Logical thinking causes people to have tendencies towards certain things that are tangible and urgent. On the other hand, intuitive thinking tends to get people to be emotional and connected to sensual aspects of life. This helps men and women to generally tilt towards certain things in society. Thus, the world is arranged in such a way that most women behave in certain ways and this defines a general pattern of actions and choices that in turn, defines the concept of womanhood. This is an era of judging people by what they do and how they do it. Not just by what you see them to be like.
The brain also controls the chemical functions of the mind and the release of chemicals and bodily substance. This means that the brain is able to control and regulate how a person functions. This is discussed in the context of an athlete who was found to be a hermaphrodite and had features of the male and female genes. Thus, she was disqualified from participating in international events since her gender was not easily determined. However, in the strict sense, such a person is neither female nor male. How she chooses to act and how she chooses to present herself in various contexts and processes will define the kind of person she is and how she must be treated by the people around her. This is because gender is often imposed on people by the cultural boundaries that are defined for people based on their biological features. Thus, if you are a woman, you have do to what women do. However, in this era of human rights, there is more to the definition of an individual’s personality than just what she looks like biologically.
Evidence also shows that in the 21st Century, it is generally accepted to view people on the basis of what they choose to do and how to present themselves rather than what they appear to be. Therefore, the rights of transgender persons are protected since they are seen as women by virtue of choice, rather than birth. Therefore, the rights of people as women is something that is protected by law and based on choice, rather than the strict integration of people into one class and group rather than another.
Conclusion
There is more to gender than just the biological features of a person. Whether you are a man or a woman today is based on social, psychological and biological features. Biologically, a person is likely to be a woman if she has feminine features. However, socially a person is free to choose whether to live as a woman or as a man. This is because people are now judged by what they choose to do and what they actually do rather than what they are born with. In line with this, a woman is a person who chooses to be and live as a woman. Psychologically, a person is likely to be a woman if her brain is oriented to think and act like a woman. This is because men and woman have preferences for various things and trends. Hence, when a woman’s brain and feelings indicate she should live like a woman, she is likely to be considered a woman. This is in contravention to the older unfree world where people had no options and hence no psychological preferences in defining their gender.
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