genders
Masculine, feminine, others
Genders are the categories—traditionally male and female—into which people are sorted based on biological, social, or personal identity.
Gender once referred primarily to grammatical classes (masculine, feminine, neuter), but now dominates discussions of human identity: What gender is your baby?
Contemporary usage increasingly distinguishes gender (social/psychological) from sex (biological), and recognizes identities beyond the binary: The form asks for your gender with options including nonbinary.
To gender something is to assign it masculine or feminine associations.
Male in character
- femininePertaining to women
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
- agreementShared position between parties
concord · declension · inflection · noun · pronoun · adjective · article · morphology
Formal display to viewers
- androgynyCombined sex characteristics
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
- dragResistance through fluid
fashion · clothing · makeup · hairstyle · accessories · performance · cross-dressing · style
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
- gametesReproductive cells for fusion
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
- testesMale reproductive glands
XY · hormones · estrogen · testosterone · phenotype · genotype · anatomy · physiology
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- normsExpected behavioral standards
pink · blue · toys · misconceptions · generalizations · conditioning · socialization · advertising
Outside male-female categories
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
- transfeminineGender identity toward femininity
- transsexualMedically transitioned gender identity
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- parityState of being equal
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
empowerment · liberation · feminism · suffrage · representation · opportunity · workplace · legislation
Primary household earner
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- providerOne who furnishes things
- nurturerOne who fosters development
fatherhood · motherhood · maternity · paternity · parenting · expectations · career · domesticity
masculine
Male in character
- femininePertaining to women
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- grammaticalFollowing language rules
agreement · concord · declension · inflection · noun · pronoun · adjective · article · morphology · syntax
presentation
Formal display to viewers
- androgynyCombined sex characteristics
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- femininityFemale nature or character
drag · fashion · clothing · makeup · hairstyle · accessories · performance · cross-dressing · style · mannerisms
chromosomes
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
XY · testes · hormones · estrogen · testosterone · phenotype · genotype · anatomy · physiology · intersex
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
norms · pink · blue · toys · misconceptions · generalizations · conditioning · socialization · advertising · typecasting
nonbinary
Outside male-female categories
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
- transfeminineGender identity toward femininity
- transsexualMedically transitioned gender identity
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
discrimination · empowerment · liberation · feminism · suffrage · representation · opportunity · workplace · legislation · advocacy
breadwinner
Primary household earner
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- providerOne who furnishes things
nurturer · fatherhood · motherhood · maternity · paternity · parenting · expectations · career · domesticity · childrearing
- groupingsgroups, categories, classes, divisions, clusters
- categoriestypes, category, kinds, class, classes
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, ethnic groups
gendersgenderlessness
Lack of sexual identity
agender · non-gendered · ungendered · gender-free · gender-neutral
gendersbiological sex
Organism's reproductive classification
sex · sexes · sexuality · sexual orientations · genitalia
gendersuniformity
State of being identical
singularity · oneness · unity · sameness · homogeneity
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
- gender disparityUnequal outcomes between sexes
- gender biasesPrejudices based on sex
- gender rightsEqual treatment across sexes
- gender revealCelebration disclosing fetus's sex
- gender disparitiesUnequal outcomes between sexes
gender, cisgender, transgender, gendered, genderless, gendering, genderqueer, agender, bigender