Gender roles and traits

It's dinner time and your family is really hungry. Who is the one in the kitchen? The cat gets lost in the grass in the backyard. Who is the one that goes outside to mow the lawn? These are two very basic examples, but for the most part a women or mom will be found in the kitchen and a man or dad would be found outside mowing the lawn. This is not true for all, but for the most part that is how genders assume roles. 
In my Family Relations class, this quote was written on the board: "We badly need to raise our sons more like our daughters." By this quote, I could imply that we are currently raising our sons and our daughters differently, that daughters are more superior or have more desirable traits, and that men and women are treated differently (depending on their culture). Men and women have many different roles and traits. Some roles that are more feminine are that they are nurturers, service oriented, and emotionally intelligent. Some roles that are more masculine include protect, provide, defend, and preside. Both mean and women have a role as a support. They are a support to each other, their family, and for those with whom they associate. Women are able to multitask and be aware of several things at once, while men seem to only be able to focus on one thing at a time. 
In The Family: A Proclamation To The World it states: "By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mother are obligated to help one another as equal partners." This supports many of the traits that I mentioned above. 
Even though there are differences between men and women, just because a male has a feminine trait or a female has a trait that seems more masculine, it doesn't really mean anything. It does not mean they are going to have an attraction for their same gender. Thank goodness we have men and women, so that we can balance each other out. Being in a  relationship with the opposite gender helps us to develop and grow to be the best that we can be.