Femininity is a traditional combination of various character traits that are inherent in the weaker sex or expected from it: softness, sensitivity, tenderness, caring, vulnerability, humility. Some cultures associate femininity with motherhood.

Of course, in different nations and in different eras, femininity was understood in its own way. For example, in ancient Chinese philosophy, the weaker sex was considered passive, and in Indian mythology, on the contrary, active. In a patriarchal society, marriage, motherhood, housekeeping became the main female virtues, which is still relevant today.

There is no universal set of qualities that characterize the weaker sex. However, there are ideas about it and expectations. What, according to men, is femininity?