What’s the big deal about gender? – Female Identity as Intersex

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A U.N. report by Finnish international law professor and United Nations Special Rapporteur, Martin Scheinin, says, “gender is not synonymous with women, and, instead, encompasses the social constructions that underlie how women’s and men’s roles, functions and responsibilities, including in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity, are understood.”

The report stresses “gender is not static; it is changeable over time and across contexts.”