This article is dedicated to the problems of gender equality in the family, natural and biological differences between the sexes, and their social aspects. One of the main principles of social stratification is also considered as the dominant and subordinate relationship between man and woman. Also, detailed explanations were given on the introduction in our country of a number of legally effective legislative acts aimed at ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men, as well as improving the system for protecting the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of women and children, on the fact that the main task of parents in every family is to form in children an interest and inclination towards education.