Whenever someone is having a baby the first question is "Is it a boy or a girl?" People ask this question because there is a difference between the two genders. Many are curious to know whether the child will turn out to be a sweet young lady or a strong young man. Even as children, the distinctions are obvious and stand out. A girl can ask a boy "What is that?" A guy can ask a girl "Where's yours?" This is their first step towards self-discovery. Everyone knows there is a difference but no one ever stops to see how many there really are. There are numerous reasons why someone became the gender they are, which is why the two appear different. Over the years several people have fought for equality and argue that even though we are all so different, we can all be treated the same. Despite the need for equality between men and women, there are still many differences, such as body image, mate choice, sexuality and stereotypes. When choosing a mate, women look at different attractions than a man. According to Rachel Herz, women are very attracted to a man's smell and it is typically one of the first things a woman looks for when choosing a partner. As a first impression, women want to be stunned or mesmerized by the individual they have come into contact with. Sex is not the only factor a woman looks for when choosing a partner. Many women go deeper and look for things like race, ethnicity, age, and good providers (Our Bodies 186). These strike many women with the importance they bring to a relationship. Generally women are looking for someone to spend their life with, so they look for quality...... middle of paper...... every gender; it all depends on how those points of view are used that determine the type of person who develops. Works Cited Eagly, Alice H. Theory of the Social Role of Sexual Differences and Similarities. San Diego, California: London, 2001. Herz, Rachel. "Sex differences in response to physical and social factors involved in human mate selection: the importance of smell for women." Evolution and Human Behavior 23 (2002): 359-64. .Our bodies, ourselves for the new century: a book by and for women. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1998. Sherman, Julia A. Ph.D. On the Psychology of Women: A Survey of Empirical Studies. Springfield, Illinois: Thomas, 1971.Williams, Juanita H. Psychology of Women: Behavior in a Biosocial Context. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1974.