The feminine and masculine gender compose of both the male and female sexes. Characteristics of feminine include passivity, submissiveness, and compassionate, caring, nurturing behavior toward others, especially infants, are widely considered feminine traits in comparison to masculine assertiveness and competitiveness. For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing. Men are generally expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold. Every society, ethnic group, and culture has gender role expectations, but they can be very different from group to group. This idea that there are only two genders and that each individual must be either one or the other is called the “Gender binary.” However, throughout human history we know that many societies have seen, and continue to see, gender as a spectrum, and not limited to just two possibilities.
Femininity relates with woman, mother, girl and child while masculinity relates with man, father, boy, and uncle, the gender neutral will go with person, parent, child, etc. New femininity is about having a combination of both soft and strong attributes. The modern woman has the balance of being able to show a soft and supportive side, while at the same time, demonstrating strength she is resilient, knows what she wants and speaks her mind.
