When we talk about gender, we first need to clarify what we mean by that definition:
Gender IS NOT the same as sex, which defines the biological characteristics of men and women.
Gender IS a socially constructed definition of men and women, so sex is something we are born with and gender is something we learn. Gender is the social meaning of sexual differences.
Gender roles are often determined by culture and both men and women are taught appropriate norms and behaviours, which reflect society and relationships, and which have been built over thousands of years.
These roles have often been legitimised by laws. More than 150 countries have at least one law that discriminates against women.
For an individual, gender is experienced as identity (an inner and deeply rooted sense of self) and also as “expression” (how this individual shows his/her gender in the world and how society, culture, community and family perceive, interact with and try to shape our gender).
When we talk about gender, we first need to clarify what we mean by that definition:
Gender IS NOT the same as sex, which defines the biological characteristics of men and women.
Gender IS a socially constructed definition of men and women, so sex is something we are born with and gender is something we learn. Gender is the social meaning of sexual differences.
Gender roles are often determined by culture and both men and women are taught appropriate norms and behaviours, which reflect society and relationships, and which have been built over thousands of years.
These roles have often been legitimised by laws. More than 150 countries have at least one law that discriminates against women.
For an individual, gender is experienced as identity (an inner and deeply rooted sense of self) and also as "expression" (how this individual shows his/her gender in the world and how society, culture, community and family perceive, interact with and try to shape our gender).
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