The socially constructed characteristics that a person is given by society, such as norms, behaviours and relationships. Most societies define gender as binary, where a person is either a man or woman. However, our gender is irrespective of whether a person is born male or female.
* As our understanding of gender as a spectrum rather than binary increases, this definition will continue to evolve.
Definition adapted from World Health Organisation: https://www.who. int/health-topics/gender
