Although men and women have significant biological differences, the question of whether gender-specific labels arise from these biological differences or are constructed based on gender remains a polarized nature versus nurture debate. Whether through the process of socialization or genetic heritage, “gender identity” is given by a person's birth, determining how a person interacts culturally and the expectations society places on them. Along with “gender identity” comes a whole series of “norms”, “values” and so-called “gender characteristics”, which are supposed to define the differences between a male and a female. According to the World Health Organization (n.d.), the term “sex” is often used to define the biological and physiological differences between a male and a female. The World Health Organization (n.d.) also states that the term “gender” refers to social and cultural differences that are “socially constructed” and characterized by appropriate gender behavioral traits. Although scientists currently believe that since prehistoric times, men and women have been considered “hunters and gatherers,” laying the foundation for the “sex divide,” this long-standing ironclad notion has recently been called into question. For example, Pringle (1998) points out that American archaeologists Professor Olga Soffee, Professor David Hyland and James Adovasio proposed that the hunt did not consist of throwing spears, while women watched, but was a technique called "net hunting ". and it was a community activity that also involved the work of children and women. Furthermore, through anthropological research, Soffer discovered that women were critical to survival and “digged starchy roots and gathered other essential plant carbohydrates for… middle of paper… co.uk/news/article- 513264/Sir- Alan-Sugar-Why-I-think-twice-employing-woman.html#ixzz2wKpLPWOxFawcett (2013). Campaigns: Equal pay. Retrieved from http://fawcettsociety.org.uk/equal-pay/Chemaly, S. (2013). Even young children have a wage gap. Retrieved from http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/even_little_kids_have_a_wage_gap/Grigg, C. (2009). Domestic Husbands: Are You Man Enough? Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/4600556/House-husbands-Are-you-man-enough.htmlBurke, P.J. & Stets, J.E. (2000). Identity theory and social identity theory. Social Psychology Quarterly 63(3), 224-237Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2011). Feminist perspectives on sex and gender. Retrieved from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-gender/BBC (2013). Men's and women's brains are “wired differently”. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25198063