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Just some loosely collected thoughts on how to represent [[gender]]. | Just some loosely collected thoughts on how to represent [[gender]]. | ||
== sex and gender == | == sex and gender identity == | ||
Gender as seen in the [[gender-examples]] and [[gender-formats]] typically has two components, sex, which is a biological indicator, and gender identity, which is social/cultural/personal. | Gender as seen in the [[gender-examples]] and [[gender-formats]] typically has two components, sex, which is a biological indicator, and gender identity, which is social/cultural/personal. | ||
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* gender-identity: string | * gender-identity: string | ||
== gender property == | |||
A shorthand or compound property "gender" could be created to represent both, while leaving the freedom of personal expression. | |||
A compound "gender" property could be used like this (using the "Dude" alternative gender label from Pownce/Digg in the [[gender-examples]] page). | |||
<pre><nowiki><span class="gender"> | |||
<span class="gender-identity>Dude</span> | |||
(<span class="sex">male</span>) | |||
</span> | |||
</nowiki></pre> | |||
== external brainstorms == | == external brainstorms == | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 22 January 2009
<entry-title>gender brainstorming</entry-title>
Just some loosely collected thoughts on how to represent gender.
sex and gender identity
Gender as seen in the gender-examples and gender-formats typically has two components, sex, which is a biological indicator, and gender identity, which is social/cultural/personal.
A simple proposal is to use a small taxonomy for sex, and freeform field for gender, e.g.
- sex: M(ale) F(emale) O(ther) N(one or Not applicable)
- gender-identity: string
gender property
A shorthand or compound property "gender" could be created to represent both, while leaving the freedom of personal expression.
A compound "gender" property could be used like this (using the "Dude" alternative gender label from Pownce/Digg in the gender-examples page).
<span class="gender"> <span class="gender-identity>Dude</span> (<span class="sex">male</span>) </span>