Gender Stratification

person, institution, or group that contributes to the formal and informal socialization of a person, such as parents and family, school, peers, media, religion, or cultural beliefs and traditions

adjective describing an individual whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth

branch of feminism that focuses on the connection between women and nature and the unjust dominance men have over both

belief that women and men are equal and should have equal rights

social construction based on a set of attitudes, interests, behaviors, activities, and appearances that a society considers to be typically masculine or feminine

unjust treatment of and prejudice toward women

external manifestation of an individual's gender identity

internal sense of oneself as male, female, both, neither, or something else

unwarranted discrepancy in treatment between men and women, or boys and girls

behavior or set of behaviors that are compatible with societal expectations of masculinity and femininity

set of behaviors, attitudes, and personality characteristics associated with masculinity or femininity. People are typically expected to perform gender roles based on their sex.

process of acquiring the norms, beliefs, values, and behaviors associated with masculinity and femininity

metaphorical, unofficial barrier that prevents women from advancing past a certain point in their professions, despite having qualifications and achievements

assumption that heterosexuality is the default or "normal" sexual orientation for humans

framework for examining how factors of social stratification such as gender, age, race, class, and sexual orientation are not separate, but intertwined

adjective describing people who have a combination of male and female sex characteristics, including chromosome combinations and anatomy that are not distinctly male or female

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual; an umbrella term that refers to the diverse community of people who do not identify as heterosexual and cisgender

branch of feminism that focuses on working within the mainstream social structure to gain equality for women

tendency to value men's perspectives and opinions, considering them to be norms or universal

hatred of or contempt for women

hierarchical social system that places men in control of economic, cultural, and political structures

relative difference between men's wages and women's wages

branch of feminism that focuses on eliminating gender roles and patriarchal structures

workload that women have waiting for them in the home, far exceeding the household responsibilities that men have, after they finish their paying job

identification based on anatomical and biological differences between males and females

prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination against women

idea that is created and accepted by society

right to vote in elections

adjective describing an individual whose gender identity does not align with the sex assigned at birth