▁Netherlands ▁that ▁were ▁involved . ▁Other ▁countries , ▁including ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Den mark , ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁trans - At l antic ▁slave ▁trade ▁though ▁on ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁limited ▁scale . ▁ ▁Sex ual ▁role ▁different iation ▁and ▁sla very ▁" Dep ending ▁upon ▁their ▁age ▁and ▁gender , ▁slaves ▁were ▁assigned ▁a ▁particular ▁task , ▁or ▁tasks , ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁day ." ▁In ▁certain ▁settings , ▁men ▁would ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁hard ▁labor , ▁such ▁as ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁farm , ▁while ▁women ▁would ▁generally ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁household . ▁▁ ▁They ▁would ▁" be ▁sent ▁out ▁on ▁err ands ▁but ▁in ▁most ▁cases ▁their ▁jobs ▁required ▁that ▁they ▁spend ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁within ▁their ▁owner ' s ▁household ." ▁These ▁gender ▁dist in ctions ▁were ▁mainly ▁applied ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁colon ies ▁and ▁on ▁larger ▁plant ations . ▁ ▁In ▁Southern ▁colon ies ▁and ▁smaller ▁far ms , ▁however , ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁typically ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁roles , ▁both ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁to b acco ▁c rop ▁fields ▁for ▁example . ▁ ▁Although ▁slave ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁performed ▁the ▁same ▁type ▁of ▁day - to - day ▁work , ▁ ▁"[ t ] he ▁female ▁slave ... was ▁faced ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁being ▁forced ▁into ▁sexual ▁relationships ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁reprodu ction ." ▁This ▁reprodu ction ▁would ▁either ▁be ▁forced ▁between ▁one ▁African ▁slave ▁and ▁another , ▁or ▁between ▁the ▁slave ▁woman ▁and