Quote: "A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex."
The cultural and social roles and expectations associated with gender.
Gender identity: The personal sense of one's own gender, including identification as male, female, a blend of both, or neither.
Gender expression: The outward presentation of one's gender through clothing, hairstyle, voice, body shape, and other forms of expression.
Gender roles: The social expectations and behaviors assigned to individuals based on their perceived gender, rather than their personal identity.
Biology of sex: The physical characteristics that define male and female bodies, such as chromosomes, hormones, and genitalia.
Gender binary: The cultural belief that there are only two genders: male and female, and that individuals must conform to one of these categories.
Intersex: Individuals born with physical sex traits that are not typical of male or female bodies, and may have characteristics of both.
Transgender: Individuals whose gender identity does not align with their assigned sex at birth.
Cisgender: Individuals whose gender identity aligns with their assigned sex at birth.
Nonbinary: Individuals who do not identify exclusively as male or female.
Gender dysphoria: A medical diagnosis for individuals who experience distress or discomfort due to their gender identity not aligning with their assigned sex at birth.
Transition: The process of changing one's physical, social, or legal gender to match their gender identity.
Pronouns: The words individuals use to refer to others, such as 'he', 'she', 'they', or 'ze'.
Legal rights: The laws and policies that protect or discriminate against individuals based on their gender identity.
Intersectionality: The idea that individuals experience various forms of oppression and discrimination based on their intersecting identities, such as race, gender, and sexuality.
Allyship: The act of supporting and advocating for individuals who experience discrimination or oppression based on their gender identity.
Male: An individual who identifies as male and/or masculine.
Female: An individual who identifies as female and/or feminine.
Nonbinary: An umbrella term for individuals who do not identify exclusively as male or female. Some people identify as a combination of both, neither, or something else entirely.
Genderqueer: A gender identity that falls outside of the traditional binary system of male and female. Some people may identify as both male and female or neither.
Genderfluid: An individual who experiences a fluctuating gender identity that may change from day to day or over longer periods of time.
Transgender: An individual whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth.
Two-Spirit: A term used in some Indigenous cultures to describe an individual who embodies both male and female spirits and traits.
Agender: An individual who does not identify with any gender.
Demigender: An individual who partially identifies as one gender and partially as another.
Neutrois: An individual who identifies as having a neutral or null gender.
Androgyne: An individual who identifies as having a combination of male and female gender traits.
Bigender: An individual who identifies as both male and female simultaneously.
Pangender: An individual who identifies as all genders.
Quote: "The specifics regarding these gendered expectations may vary among cultures, while other characteristics may be common throughout a range of cultures."
Quote: "In addition, gender roles (and perceived gender roles) vary based on a person's race or ethnicity."
Quote: "Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including the clothing a person chooses to wear, the profession a person pursues, manner of approach to things, the personal relationships a person enters, and how they behave within those relationships."
Quote: "Although gender roles have evolved and expanded, they traditionally keep women in the 'private' sphere, and men in the 'public' sphere."
Quote: "Various groups, most notably feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing gender roles that they believe are oppressive, inaccurate, and sexist."
Quote: "Gender roles are usually centered on conceptions of masculinity and femininity, although there are exceptions and variations."
Quote: "Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including [...] the personal relationships a person enters, and how they behave within those relationships."
Quote: "Various groups, most notably feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing gender roles that they believe are oppressive, inaccurate, and sexist."
Quote: "Although gender roles have evolved and expanded, they traditionally keep women in the 'private' sphere, and men in the 'public' sphere."
Quote: "The specifics regarding these gendered expectations may vary among cultures, while other characteristics may be common throughout a range of cultures."
Quote: "In addition, gender roles (and perceived gender roles) vary based on a person's race or ethnicity."
Quote: "Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including the clothing a person chooses to wear."
Quote: "A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex."
Quote: "Various groups, most notably feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing gender roles that they believe are oppressive, inaccurate, and sexist."
Quote: "Although gender roles have evolved and expanded, they traditionally keep women in the 'private' sphere, and men in the 'public' sphere."
Quote: "Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including the profession a person pursues."
Quote: "A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex."
Quote: "Various groups, most notably feminist movements, have led efforts to change aspects of prevailing gender roles that they believe are oppressive, inaccurate, and sexist."
Quote: "Gender roles influence a wide range of human behavior, often including [...] how they behave within those relationships."