“Sex & Gender 101” by Kyl Meyers talks about how sex and gender are two very different things. I think society often put sex and gender together as if they are the same thing but they are not. Meyers discusses this by mentioning gender assignment. Gender roles and norms have been created by society and are put onto people based on their sex. Gender roles vary in different countries but in America girls are expected to be soft and submissive while boys are expected to be strong and dominant. We are taught these gender roles and made to feel like if we do not fit into our assigned gender then you’re wrong. Meyers also talks about how gender affects how you are treated. Gender inequality has been a heated topic for decades. It seems since the beginning of time, men put themselves in a superior position over women. Women are  considered less valuable. Not given equal opportunity solely based on their gender. Sexuality is another hot topic Meyers mentions. Another aspect of your identity that society seemingly dictates. Meyers stating that sex and gender can be intertwined with how a person sexually identifies, a large part of that being cultural expectations making it so being gay conflicts with masculinity. Being attracted to the same sex goes against societal and cultural expectations. Meyers makes their opinion on these matters clear by stating gender is complicated and that biological sex is not unchangeable. Making gender roles and norms irrelevant expectations created by society. 

In “Feminist Politics: Where We Stand”, by bell hooks states “Simply put, feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.” This definition implies that men are not the enemy and that anyone is capable of being sexist. In a society where it is taught that men are superior to women, it is easy to adopt a sexist mindset and actions without even realizing. The feminist movement couldn’t be shaped by an anti-male sentiment so it shifted to an effort to create “gender justice”. Equality could not exist within a white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Women realized there couldn’t be any gender justice without also confronting the issues where women are “dominated and exploited ” based on class and race. The feminist movement shifted by creating a political platform that would address all of these injustices. After fighting for civil rights, the movement shifted again, focusing on inequality in the workforce. Within the existing system women were not able to be independent because they were exploited and given less opportunity and lower level jobs. At the end of this chapter, hooks emphasizes that the feminist movement is ongoing, continuing to shift and change in order to confront gender injustice.