gender-brainstorming

gender brainstorming

Just some loosely collected thoughts on how to represent gender.

sex and gender

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

then a shorthand "gender" could be created to represent both, while leaving the freedom of personal expression.

external brainstorms

• http://pownce.com/ijustine/notes/1551822/

see also

• gender
• gender-examples
• gender-formats