Despite societal pressure for change in traditional gender roles, the coevolution
of genes and culture may still lead us to be attracted to poteraial mates whose
appearance and behavior is stereotypicaUy masculine or feminine. This attraction
is ironic in light of a growing body of research evidence indicating that the
relationships of men and women with traditional gender roles are far from
optimal—and are generally worse than those of androgynous men and women.
These seemingly paradoxical findings may reflect the conflict between what our
genes and past culture dispose us to do and what our present culture prescribes