What role should gender play?

Anyone with a remote sense of the world around them knows that gender equality is a hot topic. In politics, republicans are often ridiculed for not showing equality towards women. The mormon church is often in the news as a result of women requesting to get the priesthood. The majority of society has long held that men and women should do certain things and be a certain way as a result of their gender. In short, gender equality affects almost every aspect of society. So what role should gender play? My personal view is that gender should not play any role in who we are or what we decide to do. While I tend to fit in more of a masculine mold of men, I have complete respect for men that choose to be or do otherwise and same for women and their perceived roles. It is nice to see that Cecil O. Samuelson shared these views (at least to some extent) when he said that the idea of women studying math and science does not conflict with church doctrine.