Gender and The Gaze- Who's looking at who?

Part 1: 

Sex: Biological identity

Gender: Socially determined construct- isn't biologically fixed 

Binary- 2 opposites 

The historical male statues which we looked into were usually performing action poses such as throwing an object, so they were represented as strong and active. Where as the female in the painting was standing in an upright position whilst covering herself suggesting that she's more passive. 

In parenting cultural expectations and gender seem to merge. In modern times the father will do just as much parenting as the mother. 

(http://culturalsynergy.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/barbara-kruger-and-politics-of.html)

Barbara Kruger uses images and text which question the cultural idea of beauty and the female form.