What is Femininity?
What is femininity? Isn't it just a social construct? The most concrete answers can be found with a quick google search. According to Wikipedia "Femininity is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls." and begins to explain how femininity is a socially constructed idea, though it is difficult to say if it is socially or biologically influenced. The qualities one finds feminine can depend very much on the upbringing, class, ethnicity, race, or society the individual is influenced by or identifies with. Looking up the synonyms for femininity you find words and phrases such as womanliness, womanhood, feminineness, womanly qualities, and feminine qualities. As you can see femininity, as well as the contrasting masculinity, is highly concerned with gender roles. Feminine Qualities Because most of my experiences have taken p...