The Genesis and Evolution of the Concept of Gender

Author(s)	Dr. Devajit Das
Country	India
Abstract	The concept of gender became a hot topic of discussion among the sociologists and feminists in the 20th century. However, this concept is not a 20th century phenomenon, as its roots can be traced back to the fourteenth century. In the early 20th century, psychoanalysis and sexology explored the complex relationships between sex, sexuality and gender. But the emergence of a new group of feminist thinkers in 1990s such as Thomas Laqueur, Elizabeth Grosz, and Anne Fausto-Sterling problematized the sex/gender distinction claiming that both sex and gender are socially mediated concepts. Contemporary approaches—including queer theory and masculinity studies—further complicate binary frameworks of sex and gender. Recent scholarship suggests that sex and gender operate within dynamic developmental systems shaped by biological, cultural, and environmental forces, thereby challenging rigid polarization and advocating an integrated analytical model.
Keywords	Sex, gender, sexuality
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.69366

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