Description
Something or someone is gendered when exhibiting gender-differentiated patterns.
Example
Pink and blue as gendered colours, gendered institutions, gendered appearances, etc.
Additional notes and information
The usage of gender as a verb ( ‘gendering’, ‘engendered’, etc.) is a reflection of a changed understanding of gender as an active ongoing process – something is gendered when it is actively engaged in social processes that produce and reproduce distinctions in gender identities.
Sources
Pilcher, J., and Whelehan, I. (2004). Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies. London, Thousand Oaks.