answer 1 Factors which affect gender roles cross culturally is the fact that women can have children, women are biologically tend to be weaker physically than men, women are viewed as sex objects, women traditionally have been seen as second-class citizens, women are expected to take care of children, women sometimes are not encouraged to work outside of the home, women are not always seen as smart as men, women tend to make less money than men do. These are some of the factors affecting gender roles cross culturally.