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gender studies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An academic discipline which analyses constructions of gender and sexuality in society (with reference to other sociological characteristics like class, education, ethnicity, nationality, religion, etc.).

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25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 性別研究 /性别研究 (xìngbié yánjiū) — academic field
  • Danish: kønsforskning — academic field
  • Dutch: genderstudies — academic field
  • Faroese: kynsgransking — academic field
  • Finnish: sukupuolitutkimus — academic field
  • Finnish: gender-tutkimus — academic field
  • French: études de genre — academic field
  • French: théorie du genre — academic field
  • Georgian: გენდერის კვლევები (genderis ḳvlevebi) — academic field
  • Georgian: გენდერის კვლევა (genderis ḳvleva) — academic field
  • German: Geschlechterforschung — academic field
  • German: Genderstudies — academic field
  • German: Genderforschung — academic field
  • German: Genderstudien — academic field
  • German: Geschlechterstudien — academic field
  • German: Frauen-, Männer- und Geschlechterforschung — academic field
  • Hindi: लिंग-विज्ञान (liṅg vijñān) — academic field
  • Icelandic: kynjafræði — academic field
  • Japanese: ジェンダー研究 (jendā-kenkyū) — academic field
  • Korean: 젠더 연구 (jendeo yeon'gu) — academic field
  • Polish: gender — academic field
  • Polish: gender studies — academic field
  • Russian: ге́ндерные иссле́дования (géndɛrnyje isslédovanija) — academic field
  • Swedish: genusvetenskap — academic field
  • Ukrainian: гендероло́гія (henderolóhija) — academic field