The study of gender roles, relationships, and the women’s movement in East Asia.
Gender Roles: The accepted attitudes and behaviors expected of individuals based on their perceived gender, often determined by cultural and societal norms.
Feminism: The advocacy for women's rights on the grounds of equality of the sexes.
Masculinity: The set of qualities traditionally associated with men, such as strength, aggressiveness, and assertiveness.
Sexism: The discrimination, prejudice, or stereotyping based on gender, usually against women.
Sexual Orientation: An individual's emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to people of a particular gender, or no gender at all.
Gender Identity: An individual's own deeply felt sense of their gender, which may or may not correspond with their biological sex.
Transgender: Individuals whose gender identity is different than the sex they were assigned at birth, and who may pursue medical and social transition to align their bodies, gender expression, and social roles with their gender identity.
Intersectionality: The complex ways in which various aspects of social identity (such as race, gender, class, sexuality, age, ability, etc.) intersect to shape an individual's experiences and opportunities.
Patriarchy: A social system in which men hold primary power and authority, often to the detriment of women and other marginalized groups.
Women's Rights: The legal, social, and economic rights and freedoms that women should be entitled to in order to achieve gender equality.
Queer Theory: The interdisciplinary approach to understanding queerness, challenging heteronormativity, and exploring the intersections of gender, sexuality, and power.
Gender-Based Violence: Violence that targets individuals based on their gender, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and harassment.
Reproductive Rights: The right to make decisions about one's own body, sexuality, and reproductive health, including access to contraceptives, abortion, and pregnancy support.
Stereotypes: Simplified, generalized beliefs about people based on their gender, which can be misleading, harmful, and perpetuate inequality.
LGBTQ+ Rights: The legal, social, and political movements that advocate for the fair and equal treatment of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer.
Binary gender: The traditional concept of only two genders, male and female, that are biologically determined at birth.
Gender Expression: The way that individuals dress, behave, and present themselves to the world, which may or may not align with their biological gender.
Gender Identity: An individual's internal sense of being male, female, a combination of these, or neither.
Gender Roles: Behavioral and societal expectations attached to gender that dictate different types of acceptable behavior, personality traits, or appearance. These are often influenced by social norms and traditional values.
Third Gender or Non-Binary gender: A gender identity that does not conform to binary gender categories, such as individuals who identify as genderqueer, agender, hijra or Two-spirit people. This concept has long been present in many cultures including but not limited to South Asia, Indonesia, Native American, and West African.
LGBTQ+: A term for sexual and gender minorities, often referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning individuals.
Intersectionality: A term that recognizes that identities are multifaceted and interconnected, and individuals can experience multiple forms of oppression or privilege based on their gender identity, race, class, ability, religion, etc.
Feminism and Women's Studies: The study of gender inequalities, women's rights, and the empowerment of women. Through this type of study, scholars often explore how gender is structured differently in societies and how this affects the role of women.
Masculinities Studies: A branch of gender studies that focuses on the social and cultural construction of masculinities or male identities, explores the ways in which men's experiences of gender are shaped by social norms, and often linked to issues such as violence, mental health, and relationships.