Gender and identity both play a significant role in everyday life. Photographers who deal with gender roles and stereotypes are Cindy Sherman, Sarah Lucas, Ilona Szwarc, (Gillian Wearing, Claude Cahun) From birth, people are divided into two sex categories: male or female. This is inevitable and is given to each individual person based on the reproductive organs they were born with. Gender, on the other hand, is the social and cultural difference of being "male" or "female" instead of biological difference. This leads to stereotypes, which dictate first impressions of others judged based on their clothing, style, or personality. Society has already outlined stereotypical gender roles for both men and women, such as the fact that women are associated with the color pink and are usually housewives. Men, on the other hand, are associated with the color blue and are the financial providers. This is also demonstrated by classic children's toys. Girls are usually given dolls and kitchen sets with pink as the dominant color, while boys are given DIY sets and war toys. The American photographer Cindy Sherman (01/19/1954) deals with typical gender roles within society and is one of the most influential artists of contemporary art. Her cinematic photographs use herself as the subject and portray the "average, everyday woman". An example of her use of a female stereotype is her "Untitled film still #35". At first glance, from the subject's clothing we can judge that she is a housewife; she has an apron, her hair tied up, etc. Noticing the coat and scarf on the left we can assume there is a male present, most likely one she is staring at. Her hostile expression might suggest that her husband asked her to be hanged... in the middle of a sheet of paper... because society has labeled that women are the only ones who wear clothes, that's what everyone thinks now . However, Izzard bought these clothes for himself. They're not women's clothes, they're hers. I think this is a great attitude to have because you're not trying to fit into typical gender roles or be stereotyped. He dresses comfortably and as he would like, not in the way society thinks is best. Identity is a part of human existence and why we strive to be different. Not everyone wants to be the same and behave like "sheep" following the ways society deems "normal." Many people don't feel comfortable Works Cited http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Angelique Chrisafis, “My Camera Has Saved My Life”, The Guardian, 2008 David Lister, ' It's Never Too Late In Edinburgh', The Independent, 1992