The phrase "adopted gender" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the gender identity that a person has chosen to embrace or identify with, often in the context of gender transition.
Example: "After years of self-discovery, she finally embraced her adopted gender and began living authentically."
Alternatives: "chosen gender" or "identified gender".
This policy is part of a larger effort in India to put women in local government: In 1993, the country widely adopted gender quotas for village councils.
Decades after European governments adopted gender equality legislation, there is growing frustration that laws have failed to translate into more jobs for women at the highest levels.
It has been suggested that this recovery is led by couples that have adopted gender equality within their relationship and are able to maintain it after the transition to parenthood (Esping-Andersen and Billari, 2015).
Tall and loose-limbed, a smoker and a talker, Hubert is happy to partake of the privileges of his adopted gender, including the company of a lovely and devoted wife (Bronagh Gallagher).
The study's results seem to have analogues in the real world: After Norway adopted gender quota laws for public companies, one study found that greater female leadership resulted in less workforce reductions [pdf].
Some countries, including Canada, have adopted gender-neutral HPV vaccination (Grade 7 students get free HPV vaccines), which protects against some high-risk strains.
According to an Associated Press report, about half of all states have adopted gender-neutral language for state business and public employees.
We see no changes in education spending after countries adopt gender quotas.
It's more likely that many women are adopting gender neutral names for protection.
Schools should adopt "gender neutral" uniform policies to avoid discrimination against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) pupils, Britain's boarding schools were told.
CGEP's Women in Energy program, SIPA's Economic and Political Development concentration, Energy and Environment concentration, and Gender and Public Policy specialization hosted a dialogue with staff from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss how ADB adopts gender mainstreaming as the key strategy for promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in their South Asia energy projects.
