Social Norms Or Gender Roles

The terms, identity and agency go hand in hand with WGS as they refer to an individual identity and what he/she thinks of self, regardless gender roles, and the capability of making the choices that will transform systematic abuse and to promote change of attitudes and beliefs. For many years women have suffer discrimination, aggression, submission, and inequality because our identity has been denied. Individuals have the need to know who they are, where they belong and what their struggles are; once identity is achieved then an individual can then fight for his/her rights. When an individual do not conform with certain social norms/gender roles, they can become the victims of oppression, sexual abuse, and discrimination among other negative