Title: Gender Studies
Headings: Gender Studies
Gender Studies
Defying Gender Roles
Breaking the Binary
Challenges of Defying the Binary
Gender Stereotypes and Oppression
Gender Studies as a Tool
References
About Shubha Arvind

Content: This also only recognise male to female or female to male conversions. This was seen as an attempt to fit trans people into the pre-existing binary. Hence this prompted several people to struggle with their gender dysphoria as they were unable to meet the required standards of the government. Looking at the binary itself, it can be seen that women are still victims of the patriarchial system which favours men. As a result of the patriarchy women and other gender identities apart from cis men are often victims of crimes perpetrated by men. This poses a threat to their mental and physical safety. To counter the patriarchy, there have been waves of feminist movements to ensure gender equality. These feminist movements are also intersectional of aspects such as class, caste and race, which are factors that can contribute to the oppression. Hence feminism is seen as an intersectional movement aiming to achieve equality. Gender Stereotypes and Oppression
Looking at the two genders represented by the two main biological sexes of male and female, there is a vast difference between the treatment of men and women and how they are viewed in society.