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GENDER DIFFERENCE [4 records]

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Record 1 2020-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
CONT

Whereas... cis and trans [are typically defined] as the presence or absence of correspondence between gender identity and gender assigned at birth,... gender modality [is defined] through 'standing in relation to’ because the all-or-nothing nature of ’correspondence’ may be too constraining for the nuances gender modality wishes to capture.... The terminology recognises the difference between, say, trans and cis women, while at the same time recognising that this difference is not one that makes trans women any less or worse women. Whereas trans and cis women have a different gender modality, they share the same gender identity : woman. Discrimination against trans people is often described as discrimination based on gender identity. However, it would be even more accurate to say it is discrimination based on gender modality, as trans people face discrimination because their gender identity doesn’t correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
  • Sociologie
CONT

Identité de genre : Sentiment profond d'appartenance à un genre, quel qu'il soit. L'identité de genre peut se décliner de la manière suivante : homme, femme, ou non binaire. La notion est aussi différente de la modalité de genre — le fait d'être cisgenre ou transgenre [...] La modalité de genre, c'est le type d'homme, de femme, ou de personne non binaire qu'on est.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

While the fact that we are born male or female is unchangeable, the gender roles can and do change over time, and across cultures. Further, gender differences are based on ethnic, economic, social and cultural factors, so that the differences exist, not only between women and men, but also within women as a category, and men as a category.

OBS

gender difference; difference between men and women; difference between women and men; difference between the sexes : designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • gender differences
  • differences between men and women
  • differences between women and men
  • differences between the sexes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

La non-représentation des femmes dans la vie publique et leur pouvoir de décision limité au niveau social ont un impact important sur la façon dont sont menées les discussions sur les différences entre les sexes et sur les implications légales et politiques.

OBS

Bien que le terme «genre» soit de plus en plus utilisé comme équivalent de «gender» lorsqu'il est question des différences et des relations sociales entre les hommes et les femmes, d'autres expressions peuvent être utilisées selon le contexte.

OBS

différence entre les sexes; différence entre les hommes et les femmes; différence entre les femmes et les hommes; différence entre hommes et femmes; différence entre femmes et hommes; différence entre les genres; différence de genre : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • différences entre les sexes
  • différences entre les hommes et les femmes
  • différences entre les femmes et les hommes
  • différences entre hommes et femmes
  • différences entre femmes et hommes
  • différences entre les genres
  • différences de genre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 3 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
OBS

New breed of turkey... contains a genetic mutation which suppresses the genetic effect of the white gene in the poult, but not in the adult. Newly hatched poults of GFD parentage have gender-specific colored down. Male poults have black down, female poults, brown down. This color difference facilitates rapid, accurate separation of poults by gender.

Key term(s)
  • gender-specific fading down protein
  • GFD protein
  • gender specific fading down proteins
  • gender specific fading down protein

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
OBS

Source(s) : Brevet.

Key term(s)
  • protéine responsable de la disparition de la couleur spécifique au sexe

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
OBS

DAW [Division of the Advancement of Women], IPRI [International Plant Research Institute], INSTRAW [International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women], UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization]; Dominican Republic, 7-11 Oct 96.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
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