Gender & Society is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in the field of gender studies. The editor-in-chief is Jo Reger (Oakland University)...

Islam is still very prominent in their society. In contrast to the gender binary, Bugis society recognizes five genders: makkunrai, oroané, bissu, calabai...

number of societies have specific genders besides "man" and "woman," such as the hijras of South Asia; these are often referred to as third genders (and fourth...

While in ordinary speech, the terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably, in contemporary academic literature, the terms often have distinct meanings...

Gender neutrality (adjective form: gender-neutral), also known as gender-neutralism or the gender neutrality movement, is the idea that policies, language...

single-gender worlds or single-sex societies. These fictional societies have long been one of the primary ways to explore implications of gender and gender-differences...

Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which people are not treated equally on the basis of gender. This inequality can be caused by gender discrimination...

"Doing Gender, Doing Heteronormativity: 'Gender Normals,' Transgender People, and the Social Maintenance of Heterosexuality". Gender & Society. 23 (4):...

which effects how they are treated by society). One of the most important statuses an individual claims is gender. Public discourse and the academic literature...

sociology of gender, the process whereby an individual learns and acquires a gender role in society is termed gender socialization. Gender roles are culturally...

psychologist John Money. In most societies, there is a basic division between gender attributes associated with males and females, a gender binary to which most people...

construction of gender is a theory in the humanities and social sciences about the manifestation of cultural origins, mechanisms, and corollaries of gender perception...

discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, and...

The gender binary (also known as gender binarism) is the classification of gender into two distinct forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social...

society, is found in many studies that define an ideological basis for various expressions of female power, including male/female pairings and gender...

Third gender is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither a man or woman. It is also a social category...

gender that are found in society as well as societal views on sex and sexuality. The gender essentialist theory of normal gender is rooted in the idea that...

gender; women are generally seen as disadvantaged in society. Major strides in international gender sensitivity awareness have been made in recent years...

Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to a mismatch between their gender identity—their personal sense of their own gender—and...

Non-binary and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under...

"Doing Gender", published in 1987 in Gender and Society. According to this paper, an individual's performance of gender is intended to construct gendered behavior...

Gender policing is the imposition or enforcement of normative gender expressions on an individual who is perceived as not adequately performing, through...

The Society For Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) is a non-profit organization that is known for its opposition to gender-affirming care for transgender...

dominant social roles over women, and other gender identities, which are perceived as "feminine" in a given society. The conceptual beginnings of hegemonic...

Gender fluidity (commonly referred to as genderfluid) is a non-fixed gender identity that shifts over time or depending on the situation. These fluctuations...

The anti-gender movement is an international movement that opposes what it refers to as "gender ideology", "gender theory", or "genderism", terms which...

In sociology, gender polarization is a concept created by American psychologist Sandra Bem which states that societies tend to define femininity and masculinity...

in society. Gender sensitization aims to create a more equal and just society where individuals are not discriminated against based on their gender. The...

Gender-affirming surgery is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and sexual characteristics to resemble...

exhibit gender variance may be called gender-variant, gender-nonconforming, gender-diverse, or gender-atypical. The terms gender variance and gender-variant...