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gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /
NOUN
grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness
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Elsewhere representations of women cleave to gender stereotypes focusing on their roles in home and their clothing.

From Science Daily Sep. 23, 2026

Readings include a former president’s lecture about gender at Harvard, as well as the school’s own reports on its legacy of slavery and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the university.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

"Yes there are still gender stereotypes in this industry, but we've come a long way since I first started out", she said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The gender gap also narrowed considerably when looking at political preferences among college-educated Latino men and women.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

The official statement said that proposals to change the way gender is listed on government documents “should be considered on a case-by-case basis by the affected federal and state agencies.”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Autistic people of all genders often struggle with nuances of social communication like decoding nonverbal cues, identifying shifts in tone or asking reciprocal questions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

For those against shorts in the office the main reason, for both genders, was the concern over body shape and body hair.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

I do not assign genders to letter writers, but I do try to address all the options available to couples.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

This petition asks the Obama administration to legally recognize genders outside of the male-female binary, and provide an option for these genders on all legal documents and records.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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