Essays on Gender Identity

Gender is socially built and a consequence of social cultural impacts all through a person’s development. Gender identity can be affected by, and is not the same as one society to another depending on the member of the society assess the role females and male....

What factors determine an individual’s sexual orientation and gender identity? Sexual orientation and gender identity are social constructs based on normative social roles and a strong desire to place individuals into binary categories. Sexual orientation and the research of queer identities is largely incomprehensive due...

Lately, the medical and psychological side of gender is called into question, especially with the controversy surrounding the rights of transgender individuals. Obviously, it is not a conscious choice as gender identity is developed usually in early childhood, and does not really change. Interestingly, gender...

There are many different aspects of identity and they have various impacts on our lived experiences. Often, we are judged by society simply by the way we look. It is rare that we are judged by our character when we are first introduced to a...

A person’s understanding of their gender is identified either by the assigned sex at birth or is an influence they had by their beliefs. By most of society, gender is divided into two main categories, male and female, being masculine or feminine. There are people...

John was born an identical twin and had a hard time urinating due to phimosis, a condition where the foreskin of the penis cannot retract. John’s doctor said the children needed to be corrected by circumcision. However, John’s circumcision went wrong, which resulted in his...

Gender role plays an important role in our society, whether it is for good or bad. Though men and women both have their own tasks and roles, one is no better than the other; they are both equal. In today’s society, gender roles are a...

There has always been a huge debate on the role of women in society. Women are seen as dependent on men, women are belittled, women are inferior to men, women have a “place and role” to follow, and women are considered second class to men....

For this assignment, I explore my intersectionality by examining my gender in addition to my racial identity. At first, I questioned whether the critical moments concerning my race and gender that immediately crossed my mind would allow me to adequately examine how my experiences as...

At the beginning of the movie, during the song “Honour to Us All,” Mulan is shown being pampered with makeup and new clothes to meet the matchmaker. A few lyrics in the song that stood out were, “Men want girls with good taste, calm, obedient,...

The narrative of disempowerment is one that is woven extensively through Edwidge Danticat’s postcolonial novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory. Placing great emphasis on the politics of the domestic sphere and the stories told between women, the novel spans the childhood and young adulthood of Edwidge’s main...

Have you ever sat back and observed a male and a female interacting with one another? I’m sure you have seen it but never really observed it. Men and women are very unique especially when referring to their style of communicating. Communication plays a very...

Throughout the UK the number of women in the teaching profession outnumber the amount of men considerably. It is important to tackle this gender imbalance as it can be discouraging for young men in education and it can also negatively impact students as male teachers...

Introduction The story that I am presenting to you today, is a true story about a woman who never took a day of her life for granted. Her story reminds us to live everyday as if it were our last. How would you react if...

Gender among other aspects of social life are identified differently between societies. Each society has a different view on gender identity and gender roles. Different societies have different views on the right and wrongs in their daily lives. These differences are more distinct when the...

Some women obsess over handbags, but for others shoes are the apple of their eye, and I come under second category. I love experimenting on my foot fall, sometimes to show off my new dress or jeans, and sometimes just to accentuate the illusion of...

The walls of our temples and the pages of our epics talk about the sexual fluidity which was a part of ancient India. But the times have changed. Globalized India has placed sexuality in watertight compartments therefore causing a loss in the vivid history it...

Section 1: Introduction “A woman is like a teabag- only in hot water do you realize how strong she is” -Nancy Reagan. Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a one-act play, seen as one of the earliest examples of feminist drama (Bradford). It was composed around...

To some people, gender identity is something trivial that can change in a matter of time, but I believe it is something more than just the way someone dresses or acts. Gender identity is how a person identifies himself or herself in terms of character,...

In the essay “Beauty and the Beast” by Dave Barry is describing how women care more about their looks than men do. Women judge themselves harshly, and want to replicate the look of celebrity or figurines they found over. Barry construes how men may visualize...

A music video is a short film that incorporates a melody with symbolism, and is created for limited time or aesthetic purpose. The modern music videos are essentially made and used as an advertising gadget to increase the sales and streaming for music recordings. Media...

Throughout the novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” readers can charter the increasing limitations the patriarchy places on the female identity through the experiences of the protagonist and the first-person narration Offred delivers along with her flashbacks to the society that preceded, conveying both the initial lack...

Gender is normally defined as male or female, boy and girl, man or woman along with these titles come certain stereotypes that are deemed to fit people into them. Whether it be who takes care of the kids, or who brings the money to the...

The seemingly harmless Barbie doll has been a leading competitor of the toy fashion doll industry for over fifty years. Making over $1.9 million in sales per year on these dolls alone, it’s difficult to argue that Mattel, Inc., the company that owns these plastic...

Throughout the history of Art and Architecture, the social beliefs within society have deeply influenced the acceptable volume of input and the extent of rejection enforced upon female and queer artists. Although the discovery of female and queer artworks is emerging as a growing contribution...

Abstract Stereotyping, gender discrimination, and oppression are still present in this society. In order to know the recent views or perspective of people towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) a study conducted. It was hypothesized that there will be more negative reactions than positive attitudes....

The fear of rejection and serious negative reactions from the family and community are some of the main factors that in the past decades kept many LGBTQ adults and teenagers from openly sharing their sexual orientation. Even today, the LGBTQ community faces discrimination and stigmatization...

We have to think of factors that define gender identity and we have to have an understanding of the physical characteristics that define the difference between the male and female. I feel like gender and identification is more deeper than what it really is, so...