gender-normative

American  

[jen-der-nawr-muh-tiv] / ˈdʒɛn dərˈnɔr mə tɪv /

adjective

1. cisgender.

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Etymology

Origin of gender-normative

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

And while in 2021 Waddingham said she’d always envisioned Rebecca wanting children as part of her backstory, the combination of motherhood coming up again via a psychic and the discourse about Rebecca ending up with Ted in Kansas seemed to paint her into a very gender-normative box.

From Los Angeles Times

There may be some gender-normative stuff showing up here, but there are plenty of mothers and other caregivers who share your issues.

From Slate

As the fashion designer Rachel Antonoff put it: “The typical male athlete’s body is in line with the gender-normative body ideal we all see in movies and fashion. The female athlete’s isn’t. And what a shame. Their bodies are incredibly beautiful, like sculpted works of art.”

From New York Times

But when it comes to representing real people, emojis have long been lacking, initially offering only one skin color — and some pretty outdated gender-normative career options.

From Time

But it comes during a larger cultural conversation about the potential effects that Disney princesses and other gender-normative toys could have on young girls and boys.

From Time