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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.

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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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Orphans : Brannon Masculinity Scale · Holy Virility · Media and gender · Michael Kaufman (author) · Women's education in Saudi Arabia
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Section sizes

Section size for Gender (35 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	11,874	11,874	378	378
Etymology and usage	27	17,802	0	1,106
Derivation	1,884	1,884	152	152
History of the concept	8,578	15,891	679	954
As a grammatical category	1,157	1,157	55	55
As distinct from sex	6,156	6,156	220	220
Biological factors and views	4,683	10,891	207	564
Non-human animals	6,208	6,208	357	357
Feminist theory	4,565	4,565	298	298
Gender studies	8,811	45,445	838	3,736
Gender identity and gender roles	7,054	29,716	611	2,085
Social assignment and gender fluidity	11,203	11,203	916	916
Societal categories	1,674	9,154	102	424
Non-binary and third genders	7,480	7,480	322	322
Measurement of gender identity	2,305	2,305	134	134
Social construction of sex hypotheses	6,918	6,918	813	813
Psychology and sociology	12,063	12,063	845	845
Gender as biopsychosocial	2,757	2,757	176	176
Gender and society	25	40,480	0	2,197
Languages	7,359	7,359	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	5,697	5,697	501	501
Poverty	4,523	4,523	306	306
General strain theory	2,999	2,999	269	269
Economic development	1,232	1,232	42	42
Climate change	4,944	4,944	234	234
Social media	7,353	7,353	532	532
See also	371	371	0	0
References	36	36	0	0
Bibliography	777	777	0	0
External links	499	499	0	0
Total	147,560	147,560	9,300	9,300

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.

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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)

References

^ Muyoyeta, Lucy (2004). Women, Gender and Development (PDF). Zambia: Women for Change. ISBN 095351367X.

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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)

References

^ United Nations. Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, & Advancement of Women (2002). Gender Mainstreaming an Overview (PDF). New York: United Nations Publications.

[1] Muyoyeta, Lucy (2004). Women, Gender and Development (PDF). Zambia: Women for Change. ISBN 095351367X.

[2] United Nations. Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues, & Advancement of Women (2002). Gender Mainstreaming an Overview (PDF). New York: United Nations Publications.

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