"Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analyzing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. (...) Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
The study of gender roles, identity, and equality in a society, including the intersectionality of gender with other social categories.
Gender identity: The internal sense of being male or female, or something other than or in between the binary gender categories.
Gender expression: The way in which individuals communicate their gender identity to others through behavior or presentation.
Gender roles: The social expectations and norms associated with a given gender identity.
Gender stereotypes: Preconceived notions or assumptions about individuals based on their gender.
Patriarchy: A system of social organization in which men hold primary power and authority.
Intersectionality: The ways in which sexism, racism, classism, heterosexism, and other forms of oppression intersect and compound to create unique experiences of oppression for marginalized individuals.
Queer theory: An approach to gender that challenges the assumed binary and often heteronormative view of gender and sexuality.
Feminist theory: A range of theoretical perspectives that analyze the social, political, and economic power dynamics that contribute to gender inequality.
Toxic masculinity: Traits or behaviors associated with conventional views of masculinity that can be harmful and contribute to gender-based violence and oppression.
Femininity: The set of socially constructed traits and behaviors typically associated with women and girls, including emotional expressiveness, nurturing, and domesticity.
Masculinity: The set of socially constructed traits and behaviors typically associated with men and boys, including physical strength, aggression, and independence.
Transgender: Individuals who identify as a gender different from the one assigned at birth.
Non-binary: Individuals who do not identify as exclusively male or female, or who reject the gender binary altogether.
Gender-based violence: Any harm or violence perpetrated against an individual based on their gender identity or expression.
Body positivity: A movement that aims to promote self-esteem and body confidence for individuals of all sizes, shapes, and gender identities.
Sexism: Discrimination, prejudice, or stereotyping based on a person's gender.
Androgyny: The mixing of traditional male and female gender traits and characteristics.
The gender pay gap: The disparity in pay between genders in the workplace, which is often attributed to systemic gender discrimination and stereotypes.
Sexuality: A person's sexual orientation or attraction, which may or may not align with traditional gender norms.
Gender dysphoria: The distress or discomfort experienced by individuals whose gender identity does not align with the gender they were assigned at birth.
"Disciplines that frequently contribute to gender studies include the fields of literature, linguistics, human geography, history, political science, archaeology, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, cinema, musicology, media studies, human development, law, public health, and medicine."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"In gender studies, the term 'gender' is often used to refer to the social and cultural constructions of masculinity and femininity, rather than biological aspects of the male or female sex."
"However, this view is not held by all gender scholars."
"Gender is pertinent to many disciplines, such as literary theory, drama studies, film theory, performance theory, contemporary art history, anthropology, sociology, sociolinguistics, and psychology."
"However, these disciplines sometimes differ in their approaches to how and why gender is studied."
"In politics, gender can be viewed as a foundational discourse that political actors employ in order to position themselves on a variety of issues."
"Feminist theory of psychoanalysis, articulated mainly by Julia Kristeva and Bracha L. Ettinger, and informed both by Freud, Lacan and the object relations theory, is very influential in gender studies."
"The field now overlaps with queer studies and men's studies."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Disciplines that frequently contribute to gender studies include the fields of literature, linguistics, human geography, history, political science, archaeology, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, cinema, musicology, media studies, human development, law, public health, and medicine."
"Gender studies is also a discipline in itself, incorporating methods and approaches from a wide range of disciplines."
"Many fields came to regard 'gender' as a practice, sometimes referred to as something that is performative."
"Gender studies also analyzes how race, ethnicity, location, social class, nationality, and disability intersect with the categories of gender and sexuality."
"Its rise to prominence, especially in Western universities after 1990, coincided with the rise of deconstruction."
"Feminist theory of psychoanalysis, articulated mainly by Julia Kristeva and Bracha L. Ettinger, and informed both by Freud, Lacan and the object relations theory, is very influential in gender studies."