Notes:
Sex: Biological and anatomical variances between males and females
Sexuality: an individual’s experience and expression as a sexual being
Gender: the socially learned expectations and behaviors associated with being a man or woman
Binary: the belief that there are only two distinct and opposite categories
Gender nonconforming: an individual whose behavior and or gender expression do not conform to society’s norms for masculine and feminine
Masuclinity: traditional behavior and traits associated with men
Feminiity: traditional behaviors, and traits associated with women
Feminine-expressive role: providing care and emotional support
Masuline instrumental role: goal-oriented and providing financial support
INtersex: a person born with variations in male and female hormones, chromosomes, and/or sexual organs
Gender identity: an individuals inner sense
Genderqueer: a person whose gender expression and/or identity is neither masculine nor feminine. Genderqueer is sometimes uses synonymously with non-binary or gender fluid.
Cisgender: an individuals whose gender identity matches their sex at birth
Transgender: a person who identifies with a gender that is different from their biological sex
Gender norms: behaviors, or traits that society attributes to a particular sex
Gender roles: public expression of one’s gender identity
Sexism: prejudice, devaluation, and discrimination based on an individual’s sex
Second shift: the unpaid childcare and household responsibilities completed by women that are in addition to their paid work in the labor force
Gender stratification: the unequal access and distribution of wealth, power and privilege between women and men
Glass escalator: men in female dominated careers rise faster than women in male dominated careers
Glass ceiling: social and legal barriers designed to prevent minorities and women from advancing in the workplace
Sexual harassment: unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal and physical harassment of a sexual nature
Quid pro quo: express or implied demands by an employer or supervisor for sexual favors in exchange for some benefit such a promotion, raise or preferential treatment
Hostile environment: an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment due to unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Intersectionality: the overlap of personal and social identities that manifests as disadvantage and discrimination in people’s lives
Honor killing: the killing of a female family member for the perceived shame she has brought onto the family
Violence against women: any act that results in the mental, physical and/or sexual harm of a girl, teen or women
Microaggressions: words and deeds that negatively impact marginalized individuals, groups, or communities
Microassaults: Derogatory comments or actions (hate speech, avoidance, negative representation)
Microinsults: snubs and hidden insults (entitlement and assumptions made by the heterosexual community)
Microinvaildations: an attempt to negate the feelings and experiences of others (diminishing a person’s gender or sexual orientation)
Homophobia: the fear of homosexuals, and homosexuality
Heterosexism: prejudice or discriminatory attitudes and behavior against homosexuals and homosexuality
Transgender: a person who identifies with a gender different from their biological sex
Sex reassignment: the process of having surgery and taking hormone medications to become the opposite sex
Feminism: a social movement that aims to establish equality between sexes
Men’s right movement: an effort to establish the employment, sexual and familiarity rights of men
Gay rights movement: individuals and organizations seeking to establish legal and social equality for members of LGBTQ+ community
Allies:someone who advocates and supports the push for equal rights
Feminists: a person who believes in the legal, political, social and economic equality between the sexes
Cult of domesticity: the glorification of White middle to upper-middle-class ideals that placed value on women for their sexual purity, morality, domestic abilities and submissiveness to men
Matrix of domination: the idea that oppression is multifaceted
Queer theory: a perspective that emerged in the 1990s