Answer:

Yes. Knowing your gender and gender role help you in shaping your personality. being aware or knowing more about them can help you better understand yourself. Understanding yourself better helps in learning nad development. It helps you explore about yourself and in building connections and empowering yourself.

Probably Yes, your personality depends on who you are. For example, your a girl which means your mostly moody as how boys describe girls. Being aware of your gender and gender role can help you understand yourself better.

This is only my opinion but I hope it helps :)