Gender, from the Latin 'genus,' evolved to distinguish human traits from biological sex. It became a social tool influencing perceptions and hierarchies, impacting societal norms, stereotypes, and respectability politics.

Gender, derived from the Latin 'genus,' meaning 'kind' or 'race,' was first coined in 1955 by John Money to distinguish human characteristics from biological sex.

Over the twentieth century, gender evolved into a social construct used for psychological manipulation and political purposes, reflecting and reinforcing social hierarchies and stereotypes.