Eagly's (1987) social role theory posits that widely shared gender differences develop from the social and cultural norms that characterizes a society. In western societies, there are greater participation of men in paid positions of higher status and power than women. Also, the gendered differences gives differentiated skills to men and women.
In several societies today, top positions in the society are usually given to men such as presidents, managers etc. Culture has an influence on people's behavior in the society.
