Gender roles are stereotypes regarding attitudes, attributes, and actions imposed on men and women based on gender. These kinds of preconceptions are usually harmful to society — yet, understanding ...

Gender equality is a hot issue. And in a profession such as IT, where an overwhelming number of workers are male, it's easy to overlook gender biases. When these biases occur, the workplace can become ...

Gender socialization is a fundamental development aspect, shaping how people perceive themselves and interact with the world. Gender socialization is the process of a person learning and internalizing ...

In this article we consider the example of gender studies as an interdisciplinary field, and argue that gender studies, and women’s studies, from which gender studies developed, has a distinctive ...

Gender essentialism is the belief that a person, thing, or particular trait is inherently and permanently male and masculine or female and feminine. In other words, it considers biological sex the ...

Gender discrimination has a significant impact on mental and physical health worldwide. It can limit peoples’ access to healthcare, increase rates of ill health, and lower life expectancy. While it is ...

What is striking about the image to the left? For most of us, there is something “queer” about it. ;-) The man appears to be neither masculine nor feminine-–he is both. This may be disturbing to some, ...

As a strategy for achieving gender equality, gender mainstreaming involves a process of incremental change in policies, strategies and activities. The long term objective is that attention to gender ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Access to gender-affirming healthcare can be lifesaving for transgender, gender diverse, and nonbinary people. Gender-affirming healthcare is care that focuses on transgender people’s physical, mental ...