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Gender or Sex: Gender Theory Gender Theory seems to be quite simple on an external level. When one thinks of gender they think of being entirely, or encompassing the characteristics of, the male or female species. Gender Theory calls for more than just thinking about gender in a very dichotomous way, it entails the separation of sex and gender; essentially dismissing the roles prescribed to a certain sex by which gender category they are associated, …

…that are associated with being of a certain sex. By doing so the oppression of women could be reexamined. Gender Theory has become one of the most popular of all feminist theories because it includes why women have been oppressed on an all inclusive level. By renouncing or redefining gender, a society could alleviate the oppression of women and it leaves open numerous possibilities for thinking about women in history, current situations, and the future.