I learned that girls like pink and boys like blue. Girls are weaker than men (Gender Norm Citation) both emotionally and physically, and men are more aggressive and protective. When they grow up, women are expected to get married, have children, stay at home and take care of the family, and men are expected to go to work nine to five to provide for their home. These social norms were imposed on me from the day I was born, when the nurses saw I was a girl and wrapped me in a pink blanket. I remember visiting my grandmother during the summers when I was young and she would teach me to sew and cook while my older brother worked in the shop with my grandfather. For my birthday, when I was five years old, my grandparents even gave me a miniature kitchen set that included a small cabinet, a stove, pots, pans and pretend food, so even as a child I could practice cooking for my future family. From an early age I was taught that my place was in the home, sewing, cooking and taking care of the house