Category: Gender Identity

The play ‘ Twelfth night’ by Shakespeare, makes us question ourselves, is gender really matters? Is gender defining who am I? many questions and ideas spins in my mind while reading this play. Gender ambiguity is one of these ideas. First, I’m going to define what gender ambiguity is, ‘It applies to a person that…

Proficiency in gender and sexual self-identity and the functions and effects of gender roles is important because it allows one to understand themselves and how to relate to others. The creation of gender identity is a complex process involving biological, cultural, and psychological elements (Yarber & Sayad, 2012). A persons gender identity is the deepest…

Gender plays a key role for humans everyday lives. The gender we are given to in birth can affect every aspect of our lives from personality to even the way we feel about ourselves individually. It can also affect the sort of hobbies and passion that we are interested in, to the way we dress…

Gender Identity is how one identifies himself from within. In many cases, one’s gender identity can correlate with their assigned sex at birth, but in some cases, it can differ. Sexual orientation, on the other hand, is your sexual attraction to other people (Human Rights Campaign). Some common sexual orientations can be described as heterosexual,…

Young children are surrounded with language and pictures that constantly impact their development and idea of gender stereotypes. Childrens literature has been one of the primary avenues exposing gender stereotypes which is either challenged or reinforced through childrens books. Gender refers to the socially constructed characteristics of women and men (Kari, 2019) and differs from…

Gender is influenced by everything from the media to the government. These influences can affect an individuals personal identity, interpersonal relationships and their place in the community. In todays society, gender is one of the many controversial topics that most people dont know all the facts about. Defining the common terms for gender and gender…

Abstract Gender identity is one of the major causes in the world as well as in individual countries and if we look at Pakistan, this country has many issues in which gender identity is also one of the problems. To tackle that problem of gender identity in Pakistan, aurat march took place by the famous…

Twelfth Night explores the concept of gender identity by Shakespeares use of masking and role play. Through multiple characters, he causes the reader to contemplate gender identity and the nature of the self. Cesario and Violas transitioning suggests multiple different concepts that are researched throughout the story, such as Cesarios romantical issues with Olivia and…