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gender¹ Definition

gen·der (jen′dər)

noun

  1. Gram.
    1. the formal classification by which nouns are grouped and inflected, or changed in form, so as to reflect certain syntactic relationships: pronouns, modifiers, and verbs may also be so inflected: although gender is not a formal feature of English, some nouns and the third person singular pronouns are distinguished according to sex or the lack of sex (Ex.: man or he, masculine gender; woman or she, feminine gender; door or it, neuter gender): in most Indo-European languages, as well as in many others, gender is not necessarily correlated with sex
    2. any one of such groupings, or an inflectional form showing membership in such a group
  2. the fact or condition of being a male or a female human being, esp. with regard to how this affects or determines a person's self-image, social status, goals, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr gendre, with unhistoric -d- < L genus (gen. generis), descent, origin, transl. Gr genos, race, class, sex: see genus

gender² Definition

gen·der (jen′dər)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

engender
gender Synonyms

gender

n.

sex, sexuality, grammatical class; see kind 2, sex 3.

gender Usage Examples

Object

  • equality: Environmental lawyer Devaki Panini said she had been impressed with the UK's approach to " gender equality " .
  • discrimination: Measure 5.2 - To research into issues related to gender discrimination in employment such as recruitment, pay, segregation and progression.
  • bias: Even without tying such conventions to gender bias it is clear that they facilitate certain modes of discourse and frustrate others.

Converse of object

  • mainstreaming: This book reflects experiences with mainstreaming gender and women's issues in natural resources management.
  • acquire: The Act will establish a Gender Recognition Panel with the power to decide applications from transsexual people seeking legal recognition in their acquired gender.
  • import: Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.
  • include: Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.

Adjective modifier

  • masculine: Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.
  • feminine: Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.
  • mixed: THE CHALLENGES Different needs and speeds: It was difficult teaching mixed gender and mixed ability classes.
  • racial: The articles in this resource reflect national clinical practice guidelines and are free of racial, gender, or other bias.
  • female: There's more chance you have WC tickets than having a friend of the female gender.
  • mainstream: This section of the health system resource guide provides examples and tools to mainstream gender in the delivery of health system delivery.

Modifies a noun

  • equality: Gender equality ensures that these differences are valued equally.
  • reassignment: Some species are known to change sex... used for gender reassignment therapy, that is all medical procedures.. .
  • inequality: Indeed, in some important aspects of modern divorce legislation, there remain serious gender inequalities.
  • gap: Close the Gap carries out a range of activity designed to encourage positive action to narrow the gender pay gap.
  • imbalance: Will you outline the positive action opportunities to redress some of the gender imbalances, particularly in employment?
  • dysphoria: These are the internationally agreed ethical code of practice, which all those involved in gender dysphoria should be aware of.

Present participle complement

  • stereotype: An example An example of a suitable issue could be: gender stereotyping in teenage magazines.
gender Quotes

I was tired of being a woman, tired of the spoons and the pots, tired of my mouth and my breasts tired of the cosmetics and the silks† I was tired of the gender of things.

—Sexton, Anne ne¤  e Harvey

Un homme qui lit, ou qui pense, ou qui calcule, appartient a'   l'espe'  ce et non au sexe; dans ses meilleurs moments, il e¤  chappe me"  me a'   l'humain. A person who reads or thinks or calculates, belongs to a kind and not to a gender; in his or her best moments, he or she escapes being human.

—Crayencour

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