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==Gender Arities in non-Western Societies== |
==Gender Arities in non-Western Societies== |
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In Western society, the gender binary has two genders: [[Woman|women]] and [[Man|men]]. Not every culture or society shares this system. Some cultures may have more than two gender categories, such as certain Native American cultures. These are sometimes referred to as [[Third Gender|third genders]]. |
In Western society, the gender binary has two genders: [[Woman|women]] and [[Man|men]]. Not every culture or society shares this system. Some cultures may have more than two gender categories, [[Two Spirit|such as certain Native American cultures]]. These are sometimes referred to as [[Third Gender|third genders]]. |
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==Gender Binary in Society== |
==Gender Binary in Society== |
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Currently the gender binary is used to describe the misconception that men and women are the only two possible genders and that they can be assigned on the based on genitalia. This system often also typically enforces a masculine [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]] for men and feminine gender expression for women. This is almost directly a result of colonization causing the suppression of [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]], transgender, and non-binary, individuals as well as individuals with cultural gender binary identities. This system also tends to favor men, especially cisgender men. |
Currently the gender binary is used to describe the misconception that men and women are the only two possible genders and that they can be assigned on the based on genitalia. This system often also typically enforces a masculine [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]] for men and feminine gender expression for women. This is almost directly a result of colonization causing the suppression of [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conforming]], transgender, and non-binary, individuals as well as individuals with cultural gender binary identities. This system also tends to favor men, especially [[cisgender]] men. |
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==Resources== |
==Resources== |
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