11 sentences with 'gender'

Example sentences and phrases with the word gender and other words derived from it.

« One area of archaic Greek culture has an additional focus: gender. »
« The one area in which Spartan society was less repressive than the rest of the Greek polis was in gender roles. »
« Similarly, Greek legal codes certainly enforced a sharp gender division, and Greek households were definitely divided into male-dominated public spaces and the private sphere of the family. »
« However, there is at least some evidence that gender divisions may not have been as stark as male commentators would have it - as noted below, at least one Greek playwright celebrated the wit and fortitude of women in their work. »
« Finally, it should be noted that major differences in gender roles were definitely present in different regions and between different Greek polis; regimented Sparta was far more progressive in its empowerment of women than democratic Athens. »
« Unrelated to the struggle between Greeks and non-Greeks, the Hellenistic period saw a significant shift in gender relations. »
« In Greece, meanwhile, Sparta stood apart as the only polis that surpassed even Macedonian gender standards: Spartan women were economically autonomous, owned two-fifths of the land and wielded considerable political influence. »
« However, as usual when discussing gender in the pre-modern period, some caveats need to be made about women's greater periods of freedom and autonomy. »
« In one area, however, Rome represented greater freedom and autonomy than some of its neighbouring societies (such as Greece): gender roles. »
« This gender division of labour was never absolute, of course, especially as women did "men's work" out of necessity when men were away at war, wounded or sick, or otherwise unavailable. »
« Empress Maria Theresa's rule represented an almost impossible balance in the gender expectations of the time. »
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