What is the difference between Sex and Gender?

Distinguish between Sex and Gender.

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Sex refers to the biological characteristics that categorize someone as
either female or male; whereas gender refers to the socially determined ideas and
practices of what it is to be female or male.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on April 24, 2019 at 05:31

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