gender ideology
- the study of cross-cultural beliefs and perceptions regarding women, men, and alternative gender identities, emphasizing the socially constructed nature of gender and the impact of ideological gendering on various aspects of society
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noun
- The set of roles and assumptions in a particular culture that are associated with gender and pertain to non-sexual activities, such as occupation, appropriate expressions of emotion, etc.
“Wollstonecraft's construction of femininity explicitly challenged the dominant gender ideology of her culture, the concept of the female promoted by conservative and radical thinkers alike, from Burke to Rousseau.”
“One further important element of gender ideology is the ascription of technical competence for men and boys as opposed to girls, in other words, the role of technology in gender ideology.”
- LGBTQ identities, and efforts to further LGBTQ rights, framed as an ideology, e.g. in conspiracy theories; the idea that gender is separate from birth sex.
“Although it appears to pursue the good end of honouring all people, it also assumes the whole linguistic fabric of gender ideology, which aims to eliminate the concepts of male and female, dismantle corporal identity and deconstruct the human body, marriage and family.”
“"We are against gender ideology," Zeljka Markic, a leader of the conservatives, told The Associated Press.”