As a parent, sociologist, and educator, the author often seems to see the world differently from others. While some see a public policy debate as a football game between winners and losers, he sees it as a vital way to create a good society. While some see education as a means to an end, he sees it as a goal in and of itself. Some see gender equality growing in society because of the obvious changes in women's roles. However, he questions this perception of increasing equality, as gender roles appear to him to remain strongly tied to traditional practices. Gender and sex are not the same thing. Gender is defined as the personal traits and position in society connected with being a male or female. Gender is different from sex because sex refers strictly to the biological makeup of a male or a female. Clearly boys and girls have different biology, but that does not necessarily mean that biology creates personality. In this article, the author explores the difference between gender and sex.