gender

gender
gen|der [ˈdʒendə US -ər] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: gendre, from Latin genus; GENUS]
1.) [U and C]
the fact of being male or female
▪ people of the same gender
▪ Discrimination on grounds of race or gender is forbidden.
▪ There may be gender differences in attitudes to paid work.
▪ traditional gender roles
▪ gender biases in books
▪ toys that do not reinforce gender stereotypes
▪ a science fiction story dealing with gender issues
2.)
males or females, considered as a group
▪ differences between the genders
3.)
a) [U]
the system in some languages of marking words such as nouns, adjectives, and ↑pronouns as being ↑masculine, ↑feminine, or ↑neuter
b)
a group such as ↑feminine into which words are divided in this system
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
gender differences/distinctions (=differences between men and women)
gender roles
gender inequality/bias (=when one gender is treated more fairly than another)
gender relations
gender stereotype (=a fixed idea of what men or women are like)
gender politics (=the way that men and women compete with each other for power)
gender issues (=ideas and problems related to being male or female in society)
gender identity (=whether someone is male or female)
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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