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• Socially-constructed roles and responsibilities, attitudes, behaviors, values of an individual;
• A relational concept that refers to the relationship amongst the genders;
• Focuses on power relations amongst the genders;
• Important to recognize that gender roles vary among and within societies and can change over time.
Forgot to say this is a combination of ILO and UN women definitions that I frequently use in the trainings I conduct. If more information is needed, please feel free to email me at
Socially-constructed roles and responsibilities, attitudes, behaviors, values of an individual
