Feo Takahari
Auror
In my current project, the protagonist is of a non-gendered species, but many of the major characters are humans from a highly gendered society. The protagonist lives in a forest biome. What previous knowledge of gender, and in particular, of division of labor by gender, should "she" have from observing forest creatures?
(This is not an Earthly forest, so its species need not exactly match those of any Earthly region. However, the protagonist is the only forest creature that doesn't correspond to at least a rough category of Earthly creature. I've already stated that the forest contains wolves, deer, and some manner of birds, but Wikipedia mentions no division of labor among wolves and deer other than the obvious one of the females caring for their young.)
(This is not an Earthly forest, so its species need not exactly match those of any Earthly region. However, the protagonist is the only forest creature that doesn't correspond to at least a rough category of Earthly creature. I've already stated that the forest contains wolves, deer, and some manner of birds, but Wikipedia mentions no division of labor among wolves and deer other than the obvious one of the females caring for their young.)