the socially constructed attributes, roles, activities, responsibilities and needs predominantly connected to being male or female in given societies or communities at a given time, state of being male or female as expressed by social or cultural distinctions and differences that have been learned, are changeable over time and have wide variations both within and between cultures, nais- või meessoole omistatavad omadused ja soorollid, mis on sotsiaalselt konstrueeritud (ühiskond dikteerib, millised peavad olema naised ja millised mehed) ning määravad naiste ja meeste käitumise,