Gender Perspectives

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is the process to achieve gender equality

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Gender equity

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recognises that women and gender-diverse people are not in the same ‘starting position’ as men

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Gender equity

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means equal outcomes for women, men and gender-diverse people

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Gender equality

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is the achievement of equal outcomes for women, men and gender diverse people.

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Gender equality

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refers to the “enjoyment of equal rights, opportunities, and treatment by men, women, boys, and girls in all spheres of life”

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Gender equality

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is the action we take to achieve gender equality. In our society, women, men and gender diverse people don’t have the same opportunities and access to resources and power. Nor do all women experience the same disadvantage.

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Gender equity

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is defined as the development of a personal preference for the kinds of activities and attitudes associated with the masculine or feminine gender role .

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Gender Preference

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refers to the role a person is expected to perform as a result of being male or female in a particular culture ; as distinguished from the term “sex role” which is more ambiguous.

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Gender role

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It also refers to a set of behavior expectations (norms) for males and females.

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Gender role

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defined as the behaviors and attitudes a person has that are indicative of maleness or femaleness in one’s society

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Gender role

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refers to a subjective, but continuous and persistent, sense of ourselves as masculine or feminine

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Gender Identity

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refers to the preferred term to describe individuals whose gender identity and gender role encompass both masculine and feminine qualities.

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Transgender

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➢refers to people who do not identify with or present themselves as reflecting the sex they were born with and who move across or combine gender boundaries.

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Transgender

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umbrella term that describes those who have a gender that can’t be exclusively categorized as man or woman.

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Nonbinary

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refers to a person who would prefer to be a person of the other sex and who may undergo hormone treatments , cosmetic surgery, or both to achieve the appearance of being a member of the other sex

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Transsexual

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is person with a deep conflict between his or her biological sex and preferred psychological and social gender roles.

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Transsexual

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is defined as a person romantically and erotically attracted to same-sex persons.It refers to an erotic orientation toward members of one’s own sex

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Homosexual

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refers to a person who is attracted romantically or sexually to people of the same sex. Homosexuality is a normal and natural variation of human sexuality, and it is not a mental disorder

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Homosexual

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refers to a person romantically and erotically attracted to both men and women or members of either sex.

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Bisexual

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are people who seek emotional-sexual relationships with members of both genders

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Bisexual

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a man in an urban, postindustrial, capitalist culture, who is especially meticulous and scrupulous about his personal style, grooming and appearance.

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Metrosexual