Perhaps the most baffling aspect of Saudi culture to many outsiders is the expected role of people by gender. Based largely on a Koranic prescription whereby daughters receive only half the inheritance that sons receive, females are placed in a separate and often subservient position. Their role has been to be virtuous, marry young, and have offspring, while males take responsibility as their protectors and the family breadwinners. Not only is female virtue required, but also the appearance of it. Because of family importance, a negative perception of one member reflects on all.