The Role of Women in American Society Women and men are placed in predetermined cultural patterns when it comes to gender in American society. Women play the roles of mothers, housekeepers, and servants to their husbands and children, and men act as providers, protectors, and breadwinners. These gender roles arise from the many cultural myths that exist about America, including those of the model family, education, freedom, and gender. Most of these myths are misconceptions, but they persist because we, as Americans, do not analyze or question them. Gender misconception suggests that biological truths no longer determine our gender roles as men and women; derive from cultural myths. We, as a nation, must seriously reflect on this gender illusion, how it has limited us in the home, media and education, how it currently limits us, and what the results of current and future changes in gender roles are. will be. Throughout history, the roles of men and women in the home suggested that the husband would provide for his family, usually in a professional field, and be the breadwinner, while the submissive wife remained at home. This wife's only jobs included taking care of the children, cleaning, and serving dinner in front of her family. The roles that women and men have played in previous generations exemplify how society has limited men and women by fitting them into gender-specific patterns; biology never claimed that men were the only survivors of American families and that women were the only ones capable of preparing a roast. This representation of the typical family has evolved. For example, in her observation of American families, author Judy Root Aulette noted that more and more families practice egalitarian ideologies and are in favor of gender equality. “Women are more likely to participate in the workforce, while men are more likely to participate in housework and child care (apa…).” Today's American families have broken the mold of Ward and June Cleaver and continue to grow stronger and more sufficient. Single-parent families are currently becoming increasingly popular in America, with single men and women taking on the roles of both mother and father. This twist in gender rules would have, previously, been unheard of, but in the evolution of gender in the family, it is now socially acceptable and very common. The one who... middle of paper... .S. A woman in the office no longer takes messages, makes coffee, or passes out copies for her male boss; represents top clients, holds important business meetings, and flies around the country for professional conferences. A man no longer spends 85% of his time working to support a housewife and children; he can stay at home, run errands, and raise children without risking social shame. Couples on TV sleep in the same bed rather than separate twin beds, with or without wedding rings, and not necessarily male and female. American society needs to break out of the mold of the gender myth, which suggests that society and culture dictate our roles as men and women, because it can only confine us to unnecessary conformity. Society's opinion should no longer decide who we are, what we do and what we are capable of doing. We, as Americans, must deeply analyze and question this misgendering and how it limits us at home, in the media, and in the classroom. If we continue to follow the invisible guidelines of the invisible regulation, we are bound to hurt ourselves and ours..