Abstract: the article discusses the gender characteristics that are considered as integral aspects of personality. It is emphasized that organization of all spheres of human activity according to gender peculiarities will cause health benefits and higher life expectancy for both men and women in the Russian Federation. The differences between the concepts of sex and gender are discussed. Development of human being of certain sex include genetic, hormonal and social effects on the body and psyche. However gender as socio-psychological characteristic influence personality development in the process of socialization and mostly determined by the culture, traditions, education & ethno-cultural environment. White sex determines biological separation of people into men and women by four reproductive characteristics (fertilizationability, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding), gender is considered as psychological and social characteristic of men and women being formed in the process of socialization. The consistent influence of system of factors in the biological differences development launches the genetic program determined by DNA that makes each living being different from others. As a result, each “homo sapiens” is individual and unique.
Keywords: sex, gender, holistic health