What is gender: Broadly speaking

Broadly speaking, gender can be understood as a socially constructed set of norms, roles and behaviours. These are associated with the sex assigned to a person at birth, which shape their access to power, resources, and equitable enjoyment of rights, among other areas. Gender identity refers to our personal sense of self around gender: male, female, genderqueer or another identity entirely. Gender identity is separate from sex, although many people do feel their gender matches their assigned sex at birth. Gender is a cultural and social classification system that shapes our understanding of masculinity and femininity beyond biological sex differences. Unlike sex, which refers to biological characteristics, gender encompasses the behaviors, roles, and expressions that societies attribute to individuals based on cultural expectations. These distinctions profoundly influence how people experience the world, interact with others, and understand their own identities across diverse cultural contexts. PDF | On Oct 17, 2022, Debra Kriger and others published What Is Gender? | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate