gender-role
Masculine or feminine
A gender-role is a set of behaviors, attitudes, and activities that a society considers appropriate for men or women.
These expectations vary across cultures and historical periods: Traditional gender-roles assigned child-rearing to women and breadwinning to men.
The term often appears in discussions of how such expectations are learned, enforced, or challenged.
Primary household earner
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- providerOne who furnishes things
- nurturerOne who fosters development
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
parenting · childcare · domesticity · career · maternity · paternity · obligation · duty
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- sexismGender-based prejudice
machismo · chauvinism · submissive · dominant · binary · tomboy · sissy · housewife
One's own identity perception
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
agender · bigender · genderfluid · androgyne · authenticity · self-recognition · self-perception · self-definition
Male-dominated social order
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
dominance · oppression · privilege · misogyny · misandry · hegemony · control · authority
Formal display to viewers
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- hairstyleArranged head covering
drag · cross-dressing · style · performance · subversion · androgyny · self-expression · costume
breadwinner
Primary household earner
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- providerOne who furnishes things
- nurturerOne who fosters development
caregiver · parenting · childcare · domesticity · career · maternity · paternity · obligation · duty · responsibility
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
sexism · machismo · chauvinism · submissive · dominant · binary · tomboy · sissy · housewife · macho
self-concept
One's own identity perception
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
genderqueer · agender · bigender · genderfluid · androgyne · authenticity · self-recognition · self-perception · self-definition · awareness
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- matriarchyFemale-dominated social system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
subordination · dominance · oppression · privilege · misogyny · misandry · hegemony · control · authority · empowerment
presentation
Formal display to viewers
hairstyle · drag · cross-dressing · style · performance · subversion · androgyny · self-expression · costume · adornment
gender-rolegenetic predisposition
Inherited increased likelihood
human nature · nature · biological imperative · natural instinct · evolutionary psychology
gender-rolegender nonconformity
Diverging from expected roles
gender fluidity · gender neutrality · genderlessness · androgyny · agender
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