ciswomen
Birth-assigned female identifiers
Ciswomen is the plural of ciswoman, a term for women whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth—that is, women who are not transgender.
The prefix cis- comes from Latin meaning "on the same side as," contrasting with trans- meaning "across." The term emerged in academic and LGBTQ+ contexts to provide a neutral descriptor that doesn't treat non-transgender status as the unmarked default.
The study surveyed both ciswomen and trans women about their healthcare experiences.
State of being a female parent
- sisterhoodBond among women
- maternityState of being pregnant
- femininityFemale nature or character
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
empathy · intuition · girlhood · feminine · matriarch · daughter · grandmother · aunt
Monthly uterine bleeding
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
menopause · hormones · childbirth · breastfeeding · lactation · mammogram · gynecology · obstetrics
Right to cast ballots
- equalitySame status for all
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
pay gap · representation · advocacy · activism · liberation · glass ceiling · reproductive rights · workplace discrimination
Sex recorded at delivery
- gender identityInner sense of self-classification
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
- gender binaryStrict two-category sex classification
- gender nonconformingNot matching expected expression
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
gender discrimination · male gaze · objectification · second wave
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- sisterhoodBond among women
- maternityState of being pregnant
- femininityFemale nature or character
nurturing · empathy · intuition · girlhood · feminine · matriarch · daughter · grandmother · aunt · godmother
menstruation
Monthly uterine bleeding
ovaries · menopause · hormones · childbirth · breastfeeding · lactation · mammogram · gynecology · obstetrics · midwifery
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- equalitySame status for all
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
discrimination · pay gap · representation · advocacy · activism · liberation · glass ceiling · reproductive rights · workplace discrimination · Title IX
birth sex
Sex recorded at delivery
- gender identityInner sense of self-classification
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
- gender binaryStrict two-category sex classification
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- misogynyHostility toward women
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- sexismGender-based prejudice
gender roles · gender discrimination · male gaze · objectification · second wave