Sentence examples for rules of gender from inspiring English sources

Afghan society settled on treating her as an exception to the rules of gender: she was considered neither female nor male, but American".

There were eunuchs (castrated men) and mukhannathun (effeminate men) to whom the rules of gender segregation did not apply: they were allowed access to the women's quarters, presumably because there was thought to be no likelihood of sexual misbehaviour.

Östlund unpicks shifting rules of gender and authority in the domestic sphere with a laugh-as-you-cringe precision that the mooted US remake will have a hard time matching.

'Women feel more rejection from people in the community, because they have broken not only social rules but also the rules of gender,' says Carolina Escobar Neira of the government's High Council for Reintegration.

The twinge of discomfort that followed is one of the small taxes the world extracts from people who don't play by the rules of gender.

If you were trapped by outdated rules of gender, genre, race, culture, class, cliché or some musical pretense, you could see Bowie stride through the same wall and suddenly feel a little safer to be free.

Such decisions should be made on the basis of what is most appropriate and effective for each unique individual, not on an arbitrary rule of gender.

Earlier on Monday, May unveiled a new policy that would require companies to publish details of the gap between pay levels for staff of different ethnic backgrounds – and extension of proposed new rules on gender pay gap reporting.

Insurers will no longer be able to offer women drivers reduced rates, or give male pensioners better incomes, following the introduction of new EU rules on gender equality.

He made sure the family pets were of different sexes so that their children would grasp the rules of Hebrew gender.

She'd defied the rules of the gender game her whole life, as a documentary portrait by Catherine Gund and Daresha Kyi makes vibrantly clear.