Gender Roles

In my European text book they talked a lot about gender roles and the difference of men and women in society. A long time ago men were always considered the head of the family. The men were always the ones who would go out and support the family. Where as the women would stay home and care for the family. The women were usually the ones who would cook and clean. Most married couples would want a boy rather than a girl because boys were able to go out and make a living where a girl they would have to find a husband for her in order for her to be taken care of. Also some jobs only men were allowed to have. Now women and men have more equal responsibilities in the household.