def get_gender(data):
    """Retrieve gender from metadata, codified as male/female/unknown.
    """
    g = str(dd.get_gender(data))
    if g and str(g).lower() in ["male", "m", "1"]:
        return "male"
    elif g and str(g).lower() in ["female", "f", "2"]:
        return "female"
    else:
        return "unknown"
Retrieve gender from metadata, codified as male/female/unknown.