GENDER VS SEX

Do you ever wonder, why on the profile sheets that was being given to you sometimes ask for your gender? On other sheets you were asked for your sex? Did you ever think "what is the difference between gender and sex?" Let me tell you simple key points between their differences.

Starting form GENDER: This is defined as the cultural construction of a person including its biological sex (male or female), psychological sex (masculinity, femininity, or androgyny), and his/her attitudes about the sexes and sexual orientation. Gender is what you obtain from your environment, or mainly from your culture, tradition, and to the norm you are used to follow. It's either in your environment you nurture your femininity, masculinity, or maybe both of those. 

SEX:  This is defined as a person's biological designation of being female or male. In some other terms, this is defined as the biological difference in genetic composition and is primarily based on a person's reproductive anatomy and function. Now this is where a person's reproductive organ is considered. Now this would be based from one's nature.

For a more reliable definition as to the difference between gender and sex, according to World Health Organization, "Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women." 

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