gender distinction
Male-female categorical separation
Gender distinction is the differentiation between masculine, feminine, and sometimes neuter categories in language or society.
In grammar, languages like Spanish and German mark gender distinction on nouns, articles, and adjectives.
In social contexts, gender distinction refers to differences in roles, expectations, or treatment based on whether someone is male, female, or nonbinary: The school eliminated gender distinction in its dress code.
- men and womenAdult humans collectively
- epiceneOf indeterminate gender
- pink and blueStereotypical gendered baby colors
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
- cisgenderBirth-sex-identified
chromosome · patriarchy · nonbinary · pronoun usage · battle of the sexes · dimorphism · queer theory · sexism · inclusive language · intersectionality · intersex · feminism · social construction · masculinity · biological sex · self-identification · heteronormativity · two-spirit
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
- pronounsI, me, him, he, my
gender distinctiongender neutrality
Avoiding distinctions by sex
unisex · gender equality · non-gendered · androgyny · gender-free
gender distinctiongender inclusivity
Accommodating all identities equally
gender-inclusive · gender fluidity · agender · universal design · one-size-fits-all
gender, distinction, genders, gendered, gendering, genderless, distinct, distinctions, distinctive