Woman

A Woman is a person who is a female human (an adult female with feminine biological, psychological, and/or social characteristics).

• AKA: Female Person, Adult Female Human, Feminine Adult.
• Context:
  • It can typically possess Female Biological Characteristics including female reproductive system, female hormonal patterns, and female genetic makeup.
  • It can typically develop Woman Identity through gender socialization, cultural influences, and personal experiences.
  • It can typically embody Woman Roles within family structures, professional environments, and social contexts.
  • It can typically face Woman-Specific Challenges related to gender inequality, social expectations, and biological functions.
  • It can typically contribute Woman Perspective to knowledge creation, social development, and cultural evolution.
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  • It can often experience Woman Life Transitions such as menarche, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.
  • It can often navigate Woman Social Dynamics in interpersonal relationships, workplace interactions, and public spheres.
  • It can often demonstrate Woman Physical Capabilitys through physical strength, endurance, and bodily functions.
  • It can often exhibit Woman Communication Styles in verbal expression, non-verbal communication, and conflict resolution.
  • It can often develop Woman Leadership Approaches in organizational contexts, community development, and governance structures.
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  • It can range from being a Young Woman to being a Middle-Aged Woman to being an Older Woman, depending on its woman life stage.
  • It can range from being a Cisgender Woman to being a Transgender Woman, depending on its woman gender identity alignment.
  • It can range from being a Traditional Woman to being a Progressive Woman, depending on its woman value orientation.
  • It can range from being a Domestic-Focused Woman to being a Career-Focused Woman, depending on its woman life priority.
  • It can range from being a Woman in Male-Dominated Field to being a Woman in Female-Dominated Field, depending on its woman professional context.
  • It can range from being a Woman from Collectivist Culture to being a Woman from Individualist Culture, depending on its woman cultural background.
  • It can range from being a Rural Woman to being an Urban Woman, depending on its woman geographical context.
  • It can range from being a Single Woman to being a Partnered Woman, depending on its woman relationship status.
  • It can range from being a Childless Woman to being a Woman with Children, depending on its woman parental status.
  • It can range from being an Economically Disadvantaged Woman to being an Economically Privileged Woman, depending on its woman financial circumstance.
  • It can range from being a Less Educated Woman to being a Highly Educated Woman, depending on its woman educational attainment.
  • It can range from being a Woman with Limited Mobility to being a Physically Active Woman, depending on its woman physical capability.
  • It can range from being a Woman with Traditional Appearance to being a Woman with Non-Conforming Appearance, depending on its woman aesthetic expression.
  • It can range from being an Ordinary-Appearing Woman to being a Beautiful Woman, depending on its woman beauty manifestation.
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  • It can experience woman biological processes throughout life cycle.
  • It can navigate woman social expectations across cultural contexts.
  • It can face woman-specific discrimination in various institutional settings.
  • It can develop woman leadership styles in organizational environments.
  • It can maintain woman health considerations through preventive care and medical interventions.
  • It can balance woman multiple roles across personal life and professional spheres.
  • It can participate in woman collective action for social change and gender equality.
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• Examples:
  • Woman Historical Eras, such as:
    • Ancient Womans, such as:
      • Hatshepsut (1507–1458 BCE), who ruled as female pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
      • Hypatia of Alexandria (350–415 CE), who contributed to mathematics and philosophy in the late Roman era.
    • Renaissance Womans, such as:
      • Isabella d'Este (1474–1539), who patronized Renaissance art and engaged in political diplomacy.
      • Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656), who advanced woman artistic expression despite gender barriers.
    • Modern Womans, such as:
      • Marie Curie (1867–1934), who pioneered radiation research and became the first woman Nobel laureate.
      • Rosa Parks (1913–2005), who catalyzed the civil rights movement through peaceful resistance.
    • Contemporary Womans, such as:
      • Malala Yousafzai (b. 1997), who advocates for girls' education despite violent opposition.
      • Jacinda Ardern (b. 1980), who demonstrated woman leadership style during national crisis.
  • Woman Professional Domains, such as:
    • Woman in Sciences, such as:
      • Jane Goodall (b. 1934), who revolutionized primatology through field research.
      • Katherine Johnson (1918–2020), who calculated space trajectorys as a NASA mathematician.
    • Woman in Leaderships, such as:
      • Angela Merkel (b. 1954), who guided German policy through multiple crisis.
      • Indra Nooyi (b. 1955), who transformed corporate strategy as PepsiCo CEO.
    • Woman in Artss, such as:
      • Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), who expressed personal experience through visual art.
      • Maya Angelou (1928–2014), who communicated woman perspective through literary work.
    • Woman in Sportss, such as:
      • Serena Williams (b. 1981), who dominated tennis competition while addressing racial inequality.
      • Megan Rapinoe (b. 1985), who combines athletic excellence with advocacy for gender equity.
  • Woman Cultural Backgrounds, such as:
    • Asian Womans navigating cultural expectations and modernization.
    • African Womans balancing traditional values and contemporary challenges.
    • Indigenous Womans preserving cultural knowledge while addressing colonial impact.
    • Middle Eastern Womans negotiating religious traditions and social change.
    • Western Womans confronting career pressures and family expectations.
  • Woman Life Stages, such as:
    • Young Adult Womans establishing professional identity and relationship foundations.
    • Middle-Aged Womans managing career peaks and family responsibilitys.
    • Senior Womans contributing life wisdom and adapting to physical changes.
  • Woman Intersectional Experiences, such as:
    • Woman with Disabilitys navigating accessibility barriers and social perceptions.
    • Woman of Colors addressing multiple discrimination and cultural strengths.
    • LGBTQ+ Womans balancing sexual identity and gender experiences.
    • Religious Womans integrating faith practices and secular society.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • A Man, who possesses male biological characteristics and identifies with masculine gender.
  • A Girl, who is a female child not yet having reached adult development stage.
  • A Female Adolescent, who is in developmental transition between childhood and womanhood.
  • A Gender Non-Binary Person, who does not identify exclusively as woman or man.
  • A Cross-Gender Human, who presents as a gender different from their assigned sex.
  • A Female Animal, which may share biological similaritys but lacks human consciousness and social gender context.
  • A Female Character, which represents a fictional woman rather than a real person.
  • A Woman AI Persona, which simulates woman communication patterns without being a biological entity.
• See: Female, Gender Identity, Intersex, Human, Adult, Girl, Child, Adolescence, Women's Rights, Feminism, Gender Studies, Woman's Health, Maternal Role, Gender Equality, Woman in Workforce, Gender Discrimination, Beautiful Woman, Female Leadership, Woman's Movement, Reproductive Rights.

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References

2017

• (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman Retrieved:2017-11-18.
  • A woman is a female human being. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. The term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as “women's rights”. Women with typical genetic development are usually capable of giving birth from puberty until menopause. With regard to gender, a woman may also be a person whose sex assignment does not align with their gender identity, or those who have sexual characteristics that do not fit typical notions of male or female (intersex).

2015

• (Su & Rounds, 2015) ⇒ Rong Su, and James Rounds. (2015). “All STEM Fields Are Not Created Equal: People and Things Interests Explain Gender Disparities Across STEM Fields.” In: Frontiers in psychology, 6.
  • QUOTE: The degree of women's underrepresentation varies by STEM fields. Women are now overrepresented in social sciences, yet only constitute a fraction of the engineering workforce. In the current study, we investigated the gender differences in interests as an explanation for the differential distribution of women across sub-disciplines of STEM as well as the overall underrepresentation of women in STEM fields. Specifically, we meta-analytically reviewed norm data on basic interests from 52 samples in 33 interest inventories published between 1964 and 2007, with a total of 209, 810 male and 223,268 female respondents. We found gender differences in interests to vary largely by STEM field, with the largest gender differences in interests favoring men observed in engineering disciplines (d = 0.83-1.21), and in contrast, gender differences in interests favoring women in social sciences and medical services (d = -0.33 and -0.40, respectively). Importantly, the gender composition (percentages of women) in STEM fields reflects these gender differences in interests. The patterns of gender differences in interests and the actual gender composition in STEM fields were explained by the people-orientation and things-orientation of work environments, and were not associated with the level of quantitative ability required. These findings suggest potential interventions targeting interests in STEM education to facilitate individuals' ability and career development and strategies to reform work environments to better attract and retain women in STEM occupations.

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