Category: Gender

Gender segregation refers to unequal distribution of men and women in the occupational structure. Vertical segregation refers to placing men at the top of occupational hierarchies and women at the bottom of the ladder regardless of the academic qualifications. Whereas horizontal segregation describes the fact that both sexes are at the same occupational classes but…

Table of Contents Medical Classification Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Conclusion References Sex is what you are assigned to at birth while gender identity is something that develops during your life based on your self-perception and personal subjective understanding of who you are. In most cases, these two categories are the same, but when they do…

Table of Contents Introduction Gender Bias in Recruitment and Selection Causes of Gender Bias during Hiring How to Eradicate Gender Bias in Hiring Conclusion References Introduction Gender bias is a problem that plagues the hiring process, especially during recruitment and selection. It refers to the discriminatory treatment of individuals during the hiring and selection processes…

Table of Contents Introduction Income Inequality Case Equal Pay for Equal Work Gender Pay Gaps Women Education Entrepreneurship Conclusion References Introduction Income inequality based on gender is the dissimilarity between male and female earnings usually expressed in part by male earnings (Miller, 2014). In other scales, it has been fondly described as the average divide…

What determines the gender of an individual, nature or nurture, was of interest to people long before the advent of gender studies. The myth of Iphis is a prime example of it. According to Moore (2021), the myth is about “a girl, raised as a boy, who loves another girl and, by a miracle of…

Table of Contents Abstract Introduction History Signs and Symptoms Causes Prevalence Diagnosis Treatment Conclusion References Abstract Formerly known as Gender Identity Disorder (GID), gender dysphoria is a discrepancy between gender and sex, which is characterized by feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s biological sex. People with this medical condition desire…

Table of Contents Introduction Personal Information Gender Identity Development Conclusion References Introduction Gender identity is a critical element of one’s overall identity and beliefs about themselves. It can be defined as individual conceptions of oneself as either male or female or, in some cases, as both or neither (Ghosh, 2020). Gender identity is self-identified and…

Gender refers to the different characteristics concerning femininity and masculinity that influence a person’s identity. Gender roles refer to behaviors and characters a person is supposed to have depending on their sex (Blackstone 335). Ideas about gender and gender roles are ingrained and reinforced in one’s mind from a young age. This is because many…

Introduction Gender studies in education has become a topic of debate since the second half of the twentieth century due to the increasing importance of feminism. The growing role of women in the traditional educational system, which was previously focused on men, brought about many changes to educational practice. In addition, numerous issues related to…

In addition to existing as a part of people’s perceptions, both terms of gender and race have underlying deeper aspects that extend to broader social concepts. The world is made by social constructs through an ongoing dynamic process, and the existing reality represents a construction of society’s perception of reality (Marmol). The term gender exists…