Older women who seek out sexual relationships with younger men are sometimes called "cougars," but we don't even have a word for men who seek out sexual relationships with younger women. some people might joke that we call them "men." what does this show us about gender and language

The thing that is shown about gender and language would be: It reinforces the idea that women are not supposed to seek out relationships with younger men

This type of occurrence tend to discourage women from seeking relationship with younger man because they fear that it could create a backlash for them and lower their status in the eyes of the public