gendered

adjective gen·dered \ ˈjen-dərd \

Definition of gendered

: reflecting the experience, prejudices, or orientations of one sex more than the other

gendered language

; also : reflecting or involving gender differences or stereotypical gender roles

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The healthcare law is not only a sadistic assault on the sick and vulnerable, but a gendered attack meant to render his most forceful opponents, American women, helpless.

— sarah kendzior, Marie Claire, "The Healthcare Bill Exposes Trump's Chilling Authoritarian Agenda," 8 May 2017
The symphony was nearly unanimously praised, albeit in gendered terms.

— william robin, New York Times, "Amy Beach, a Pioneering American Composer, Turns 150," 1 Sep. 2017
Jonathan Auerbach and Andrew Gelman And, as the graphs above show, beyond gendered differences, there are regional differences.

— andrew gelman, Slate Magazine, "Stop Saying White Mortality Is Rising," 28 Mar. 2017
As wedding parties become more diversified, other gendered wedding traditions are also being redefined.

— melissa kravitz, Glamour, "For Some Wedding Parties, Bridesmen and Groomswomen Are Becoming the New Norm," 6 Oct. 2017
Damn my eagerness to please rooted in gendered socialization!

— amber kong, latimes.com, "No, I will not let you photograph my sweaty feet.," 9 Sep. 2017
The show, hosted by Katy Perry, was the first in VMA history without gendered categories and features nominations for Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration, Best Fight Against the System, and more.

— chanel vargas, Marie Claire, "Here's Who Won Big at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards," 27 Aug. 2017
For the first-time in VMAs history, the network eliminated gendered categories to combine the best female video and best male video categories into artist of the year.

— lindsay kimble, PEOPLE.com, "Ed Sheeran Wins the First-Ever Artist of the Year Moon Person at the 2017 VMAs," 28 Aug. 2017
MTV's 2017 VMAs will certainly go down in TV history for many reasons, but especially for being the first music awards to do away with gendered categories.

— elizabeth logan, Glamour, "VMAs 2017: Here's the Complete List of Winners," 27 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of gendered

¹gender + ¹-ed

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