Historically, gender difference in human social behaviour is a recurring pattern in the development discourse, with studies analysing the complexities thereof in various contexts. In contemporary society, despite the proliferation of social media and its widespread adoption as a major communication tool, there continues to be a lack of studies that conceptualize its impact on the gender discourse. Seemingly, social media stands out as a leading contributor of gender misrepresentation. Social media has made unproblematic the spread of idealistic, stereotypical, derogatory and limiting gender messages. Using the social platforms, Twitter, Facebook, BlogSpot and WhatsApp, this study examines the roots and significance of the more frequently peddled gender perceptions that are associated with social media use, and these include, inter alia, social media is a hub for unfaithfulness and promiscuity, it has exacerbated the spread of anti-social material against a specific sex, it encourages docility among users, it has contributed towards the annihilation of African heritage and culture and is a revolutionary weapon that seeks to counter the patriarchal status quo. While riddled with contradictions, these stereotypes are maintained under the notion that they are valid and apply within certain pretexts, though equally unsuited for others. However, notwithstanding these perceptions, it is apparent that social media has contributed immensely in bridging the information gap, giving users greater appreciation of the multicultural miens within society. Social media domains are prescribed to be non-gendered open forums, where both sexes openly relate to one another at an even level. Yet, by their very nature of being open and public forums, they too also are very much private and secluded terrains of expression. Expressions are not without stigma and reproach, and as such, social media through the various expressions it presents, shapes gender relations.