genderscape
genderscape noun: the landscape or variety of gender within a particular context; the attitudes, roles, and beliefs about gender in a culture.
Noun
genderscape (plural genderscapes)
- The landscape or variety of gender within a particular context; the attitudes, roles, and beliefs about gender in a culture.
- During the years of my education and early career, the genderscape of the natural sciences was transformed by a broader inclusion of women.2000, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Mother Nature: Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species, page xi
- I will now return to an exploration of how such prescriptive responses to gendered behaviours creates a genderscape in the early years classroom which can limit the options for both girls and boys.2003, Penny Holland, We Don't Play With Guns Here: War, Weapon and Superhero Play in the Early Years, page 24
- Synonyms:
- genderology
Synonyms of genderscape
Forms of genderscape
| plural | genderscapes |
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Origin of genderscape
From gender + -scape.
Questions about genderscape
- What does genderscape mean?
- Genderscape means the landscape or variety of gender within a particular context; the attitudes, roles, and beliefs about gender in a culture.
- What part of speech is genderscape?
- Genderscape is a noun.
- What is the plural of genderscape?
- The plural of genderscape is genderscapes.
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