Gender Discrimination or differentiation is very much influenced by the circumstances around it. I would rather call it the change in gender norms. It is not always negative but not always positive too. For example Lets take Middle ages Rajput kingdoms. Due to being Invaded by foreigners, and there women being enslaved and sold, they as a society, collectively decided on the Practice of Jouhar. It wasn't forced in anyway as one's personal honour was viewed in a very high regard in the Rajput society. The People, especially the Nobility that did it in an event of a siege were highly respected through legends. Moving centuries forward, that respect is still there for those who committed jouhar, but the practice itself is no longer in necessity. In the same way, Rajput men donned saffron for a final sally when the fort's collapse had become an inevitability. They too are fabled characters, though the practice itself has been out of use. So various factors do affect gender roles and norms.
Gender Discrimination or differentiation is very much influenced by the circumstances around it. I would rather call it the change in gender norms. It is not always negative but not always positive too. For example Lets take Middle ages Rajput kingdoms. Due to being Invaded by foreigners, and there women being enslaved and sold, they as a society, collectively decided on the Practice of Jouhar. It wasn't forced in anyway as one's personal honour was viewed in a very high regard in the Rajput society. The People, especially the Nobility that did it in an event of a siege were highly respected through legends. Moving centuries forward, that respect is still there for those who committed jouhar, but the practice itself is no longer in necessity. In the same way, Rajput men donned saffron for a final sally when the fort's collapse had become an inevitability. They too are fabled characters, though the practice itself has been out of use. So various factors do affect gender roles and norms.