Gender Differences In Moral Reasoning

A gender can either be male or female. Morals are behaviors that have been set aside to be followed. When setting up morals then one need to take into considerations on gender. There are some behaviors that suite males than females. For example, it is not wise to ask a man to lead a group if women maybe in a fellowship or somewhere else. Whenever there are females or males meeting then it is wise they be headed by their fellow female or male respectively. The main reason for this is that there are problems that the gender goes through and only their fellow gender mates can understand. Although this is being fought against by gender equality organization it is only reasonable to do it.

Studies indicate that there are gender differences when

The first, importance for these differences is that when deciding, a balance between respect for rules and avoiding hurting can be developed. This is because while men are advocating for respect for rules, the female advocates for avoiding causing harm to others. When these come into conflict, the final decision shall be considered. For example, when Donald Trump wanted to deport all immigrants from United States, Hillary Clinton opposed it on humanitarian grounds. This explains the moral differences between these two

This is because women advocate for inclusion while the men advocate for inclusion. In a society where there are many issues affecting the people, justice and inclusivity must count. For example, in a world that is dominate by men, fight for inclusion can also have its space. In the long run, the differences in moral reasoning will help in creating a world that everyone has equal opportunity in terms of freedom and share of resources. It is interesting that, while girls emphasized care on the interpersonal dilemmas more than boys, it was the older girls who obtained the highest mean score on the Kohlberg Heinz dilemma. It seems likely that the content of a story 's dilemma affects an individual 's approach to solving the problem. Thus, if the conflict involves societal rules and expectations including the law, i.e., the Heinz dilemma, it is appropriate for the individual to concern her/himself with social principles when resolving the dilemma, but if the problem deals only with interpersonal relationships, caring concerns would seem to have precedent over abstract rules. Flexibility in solving moral dilemma- mas according to its content seems appropriate and even expect- ed. In this study, the adolescent girls tended to score higher on Kohlberg 's justice measure when the problem involved issues of rights and responsibility- ties to the law but used a caring approach when