I’m not sure the right approach involves trying to clarify this idea of “inherent gender”. I think I’d rather treat it the way Yvain treats “disease” here: look for the various characteristics people track using gender terms and address them separately.
It might help to taboo the words “gender”, “male” and “female” and instead speak separately of the different (and numerous) aspects that compose the complex biological and social phenomena behind them.
I’m not sure the right approach involves trying to clarify this idea of “inherent gender”. I think I’d rather treat it the way Yvain treats “disease” here: look for the various characteristics people track using gender terms and address them separately.
Indeed.
It might help to taboo the words “gender”, “male” and “female” and instead speak separately of the different (and numerous) aspects that compose the complex biological and social phenomena behind them.