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This paper gives an in-depth analysis of the concept of "gender construction", which is one of the core tenets of scholarly research into gender roles and relations in human societies. This paper explores the issue of gender construction with particular reference to its personal and social consequences. The thesis will be argued that in both historical and contemporary contexts, the primary consequence of gender construction has been the shaping of inequitable power relations between women and men in society. On both personal and social levels, this inequity can often be seen translating into women being representedas passive consumers of technologies produced by active male agents.

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"The concept of "gender construction" is one of the core tenets of scholarly research into gender roles and relations in human societies. This essay will explore the issue of gender construction with particular reference to its personal and social consequences. The thesis will be argued that in both historical and contemporary contexts, the primary consequence of gender construction has been the shaping of inequitable power relations between women and men in society. On both personal and social levels, this inequity can often be seen translating into women being represented - and thereby defined - as passive consumers of..."

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