Gendering

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛndɝɪŋ/

Gendering (noun)

  1. The process of treating people as having specific social roles based on their gender.
  2. In language study, the act of marking words as masculine, feminine, or neuter.
  3. The act of deciding or stating someone’s gender, often in a way that affects how they are treated.

Examples

  • Gendering can limit how people express themselves.
  • The policy avoids gendering by treating everyone equally.