A sex category becomes a gender status through naming, dress, and the use of other gender markers (Lorber 141). From birth, parents often decide the gender of their children and how they should express themselves without even considering how they feel. I can relate to this because growing up, my sisters and I were taught to think that we should only play with Barbie dolls and that we should always keep our clothes clean and have our hair done. On the other hand, my brothers were allowed to play rough and weren't always told to put on clean clothes because they had to look nice. This reinforces the stereotype that girls are delicate and sensitive and boys are tough and can be confident just by being.