gender
Whether a person is male, female, or another identity, based on culture and society.
A social and cultural category that relates to a person's identity as male, female, or another gender.
In some languages, a way of putting nouns into groups like masculine, feminine, or neuter.
A grammatical category in some languages that classifies nouns and pronouns as masculine, feminine, neuter, or other classes.
- Base: gender
- Plural: gender, genders
gender identity
1personal sense of one's gender
How a person feels inside about being male, female, both, or neither.
- Her gender identity does not match the sex she was assigned at birth.
- Understanding your gender identity can be an important part of self-discovery.
gender roles
1social expectations by gender
Rules in society about how men and women should act.
- Traditional gender roles are changing in many cultures.
- Gender roles often influence career choices.
gender bias
1unfair treatment by gender
When someone is treated better or worse because of their gender.
- The company was accused of gender bias in its hiring process.
- The study found strong gender bias in promotion decisions.
- Teachers should be aware of possible gender bias in the classroom.
- She spoke out against gender bias in the tech industry.
gender equality
1equal rights for all genders
When men, women, and other genders have the same rights and chances in life.
- The new law aims to promote gender equality in education.
- Schools play an important role in promoting gender equality.
- Gender equality is still not a reality in many countries.
- The report warns that gender equality is still far from reality in many workplaces.
gender fluid
1changing gender identity over time
When a person's idea of their gender changes over time or in different situations.
- They describe themselves as gender fluid.
- They describe themself as gender fluid rather than male or female.
- Being gender fluid means your identity can shift between male, female, or other genders.
- Some gender fluid people feel more masculine on some days and more feminine on others.
- The article explains what it means to be gender fluid.