Gender is a social construct used to categorize human beings into two boxes- either boy or girl. Gender is everywhere, we see it in our music, television shows, movies, and commercials. We see it in clothing stores and in many cases gender is instilled in us from birth. Society constantly reinforces gender roles on a political level. There are politicians who are constantly fighting to keep women from taking an active role in their own lives even in 2021. Basic toiletry products are separated by gender. Products using pastel colors are usually tailored for girls/women and products tailored for boys/men are usually dark in shade with very ‘macho’ sounding names to them even though they might share the exact same ingredients and do exactly the same thing. When women show confidence in their bodies and sexualities, they can be slut shamed by men and even other women who feel that women should be more reserved in their clothing preferences. 

Gender relates to power and privilege because we live in a world that is basically ruled by men. Most politicians are men, the wealthiest people on earth are more often men, and men get paid more than women to do the same exact jobs. Men-more specifically male politicians are so powerful that they even have control over women’s reproductive rights, and women are left to fight against men for the right to choose what to do with their own bodies. There is no denying the amount of privilege given to men just by being born. Gender, like many other terms in our society, is a social construct. Usually it is the rich and powerful that get to make the rules and norms that everybody else has to follow- including gender. Being that gender is a social construct, I believe there to be many genders and at the same time, none.