gender
Let an agent discuss gender accurately, neutrally and respectfully, using people own terms, reflecting sourced definitions and legal frameworks, and avoiding stereotypes.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent discuss gender accurately, neutrally and respectfully, using people own terms, reflecting sourced definitions and legal frameworks, and avoiding stereotypes.
The range of social, cultural and personal characteristics, roles and identities associated with being a woman, man, or other gender, distinct from but related to biological sex; includes gender identity, expression and gender norms.
What it is for: A social and personal category used in identity, law, statistics and equality work.
It can be use the terms people use for themselves; apply equality and anti-discrimination law; collect gender data respectfully; find support services.
Distinguishing features
Social and personal category
Related to but distinct from sex
Norms vary across cultures
Protected characteristic in many laws
What it looks like
Not a physical object; expressed through identity, roles and presentation.
How it is recognised
Concepts: gender identity, expression, roles
Terms such as cisgender, transgender, non-binary
Legal gender recognition varies by country
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - concept
is protected by - law
is studied by - fields
In practice
Families and kinds
gender identity
gender expression
gender roles and norms
legal gender
gender in statistics
Standards and regulation
CEDAW
National equality and gender recognition laws
Statistical standards for sex and gender data
Failure modes and hazards
Misgendering people
Stereotyping
Partisan framing of contested debates
Collecting gender data unnecessarily
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concepts Which aspect.
Terms need precision.
Aspect
Identity, expression, roles.
Aspect
Aspect.
- Which aspect of gender is meant? definition
- How do reputable sources define it? provenance
Terms
Respectful language.
Terms
Terms.
- Which terms do the people concerned use for themselves? provenance
- Which terms are considered offensive? boundary
Law Rights.
Law varies.
Equality
Protection.
Equality
Equality law.
- Which equality protections apply here? provenance
- How can discrimination be reported? action
Recognition
Legal gender.
Recognition
Legal gender recognition.
- How is legal gender recognised in this country? provenance
- What procedures apply? definition
Data Statistics.
Data needs care.
Collection
Questions.
Collection
Data collection.
- Is gender data needed, and how is it asked respectfully? boundary
- Which standard is used? provenance
Statistics
Gaps.
Statistics
Gender statistics.
- What do official statistics show about gender gaps? provenance
- How are categories defined? definition
Neutrality Balance and support.
Debates are contested.
Balance
Views.
Balance
Balanced account.
- Are contested positions attributed and presented fairly? boundary
- Is loaded language avoided? boundary
Support
Services.
Support
Support services.
- Which support services are available? action
- Is urgent help needed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should gender concepts be separate entries?
- How should contested debates be represented neutrally?
- How should legal frameworks be localised?