Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Gender division is a social construct because it is based on social expectations and stereotypes, not biology. Evidence supporting this:

1. Men can and do domestic work when paid: Most tailors and hotel cooks are men — showing that men can do household tasks but choose not to when unpaid.
2. Women already work outside the home: Women in villages fetch water, work in fields; urban poor women work as domestic helpers — proving women are not biologically limited to domestic roles.
3. Boys and girls are taught their roles: Children are brought up to believe housework is women's responsibility — this is social conditioning, not nature.

Thus, the division exists due to social norms, not any biological incapacity.

Source: Gender and Politics, Chapter 3 — Sexual Division of Labour

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Examiners want three clear pieces of evidence, each linked to the claim that gender roles are socially constructed (not natural). The key examples from the textbook are: (1) men doing domestic jobs when paid, (2) women already working outside the home, and (3) children being socialised into roles. Avoid writing generally about inequality — the question asks specifically for evidence against the biological/natural argument. Keep examples precise and tie each back to "social expectations, not biology."