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	Gender was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones Date Process Result March 12, 2006 Good article nominee Listed July 7, 2008 Good article reassessment Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes Section size for Gender (35 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 14,178 14,178 390 390 Etymology and usage 27 18,737 0 1,136 Derivation 1,884 1,884 152 152 History of the concept 8,578 16,826 679 984 As a grammatical category 1,141 1,141 55 55 As distinct from sex 7,107 7,107 250 250 Biological factors and views 4,682 10,884 207 564 Non-human animals 6,202 6,202 357 357 Feminist theory 3,348 3,348 274 274 Gender studies 8,539 45,466 814 3,737 Gender identity and gender roles 7,053 29,737 611 2,086 Social assignment and gender fluidity 11,203 11,203 916 916 Societal categories 1,674 9,153 102 424 Non-binary and third genders 7,479 7,479 322 322 Measurement of gender identity 2,328 2,328 135 135 Social construction of sex hypotheses 7,190 7,190 837 837 Psychology and sociology 12,060 12,060 845 845 Gender as biopsychosocial 2,757 2,757 176 176 Gender and society 26 40,442 0 2,197 Languages 7,363 7,363 0 0 Legal status 160 3,705 17 181 Transgender people 496 496 50 50 Intersex people 2,039 2,039 70 70 Non-binary and third genders 1,010 1,010 44 44 Science 2,643 2,643 132 132 Religion 5,695 5,695 501 501 Poverty 4,522 4,522 306 306 General strain theory 2,999 2,999 269 269 Economic development 1,232 1,232 42 42 Climate change 4,912 4,912 234 234 Social media 7,345 7,345 532 532 See also 339 339 0 0 References 36 36 0 0 Bibliography 771 771 0 0 External links 500 500 0 0 Total 149,518 149,518 9,319 9,319

This article was nominated for merging with Sex and gender distinction in the past. The result of the discussion (permanent link) was to not merge.

The rise of criticism against the WID approach led to the emergence of a new theory, that of Women and Development (WAD).^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhum.group2 (talk • contribs) 17 May 2019 (UTC)

In contemporary times, most literature and institutions that are concerned with women's role in development incorporate a GAD perspective, with the United Nations taking the lead of mainstreaming the GAD approach through its system and development policies. ^[1]— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhum.group2 (talk • contribs) 17 May 2019 (UTC)