The relationship between a person’s gender and their body goes beyond one’s reproductive functions.
This level of naturally occurring biological variation by itself should be enough to dispel the simplistic notion that there are just two sexes. While we are often taught that bodies have one of two forms of genitalia, which are classified as “female” or “male,” there are Intersex traits that demonstrate that sex exists across a continuum of possibilities. Not only are female and male bodies more complex than most realize, there are also bodies that fit neither category. "Even the biological categories of male and female are blurred we know today that not just the X and Y chromosomes but at least 12 others across the human genome govern sex differentiation, and at least 30 genes are involved in sex development." -Simona Giordano, Director of Medical Ethics, Manchester University Medical School But a binary view of sex fails to capture its complexity. Most societies view sex as a binary concept, with two rigidly fixed options: male or female, based on a person’s reproductive anatomy and functions. Let’s explore each of these dimensions in a little more detail. A person’s comfort in their gender is related to the degree to which these three dimensions feel in harmony. Social gender includes gender roles and expectations and how society uses those to try to enforce conformity to current gender norms.Įach of these dimensions can vary greatly across a range of possibilities and is distinct from, but interrelated with, the others. Social gender: how we present our gender in the world and how individuals, society, culture, and community perceive, interact with, and try to shape our gender.
A person’s gender identity can correspond to or differ from the sex they were assigned at birth. The meaning associated with a particular identity can vary among individuals using the same term. man, woman) nonbinary (e.g., genderqueer, genderfluid, etc) or ungendered (e.g., agender, genderless) categories.
Identities typically fall into binary (e.g. Identity: the name we use to convey our gender based on our deeply held, internal sense of self. Societal ideas about gender will affect every critical aspect of their lives, from education to career, finances, relationships and more.īody: our body, our experience of our own body, how society genders bodies, and how others interact with us based on our body. Basic gender literacy is essential for children to understand their own gender, engage in healthy relationships, identify and place media and social messages in context, and have agency in determining aspects of their gender now and in the future.
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