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11Gender inequality — refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individuals based on performance of gender (gender can separate from biological sex, see Sex/gender distinction). Gender has been construed as socially constructed through social interactions as… …
12Gender bender — is an informal term used to refer to a person who actively transgresses, or bends, expected gender roles. Boy George is called a gender bender because of his tendency to wear make up and clothes perceived as feminine.Gender bending is a form of… …
13Gender neutrality in English — is a form of linguistic prescriptivism that aims at using a form of English that minimizes assumptions about the gender or biological sex of people referred to in speech. Contents 1 Rationale 1.1 Job titles 1.2 Words for humans …
14Gender-neutrality in languages with grammatical gender — implies promoting language usage which is balanced in its treatment of the genders. For example, advocates of gender neutral language challenge the traditional use of masculine nouns and pronouns ( man , businessman , he , and so on) when… …
15Gender-neutrality in genderless languages — is typically achieved by using gender inclusive words ( human being , person , businessperson , and so on) instead of gender specific ones ( man , he , businessman , etc.) when one speaks of people whose gender is unknown, ambiguous, or… …
16Gender-neutral language — Gender neutral language, gender inclusive language, inclusive language, or gender neutrality is linguistic prescriptivism that aims to eliminate (or neutralize) reference to gender in terms that describe people. For example, the words chairman,… …
17Gender variance — is a term that refers to those expressions of gender (masculinity and femininity) that do not conform to the dominant gender norms of Western culture. The term is used by scholars of psychology [Lynne Carroll, Paula J. Gilroy, Jo Ryan (2002),… …
18gender — 1. Since the 14c the word has been primarily a grammatical term denoting groups of nouns in terms of their being masculine, feminine, or neuter. In the earliest form of English (Old English or Anglo Saxon, c. 740 to 1066), nouns fell into three… …
19Gender mainstreaming — is the public policy concept of assessing the differential implications for women and men of any planned policy action, including legislation and programmes, in all areas and levels.The concept of gender mainstreaming was first proposed at the… …
20gender identity — n the totality of physical and behavioral traits that are designated by a culture as masculine or feminine * * * a person s self conception as male and masculine or female and feminine, or ambivalent; usually based on physical characteristics,… …
