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According to feminists like Germaine Greer, gender identity is more significant than religion, nation, or class. In The Whole Woman, Greer (1999) wrote, “Before you are of any race, nationality, religion, party or family, you are a woman” (p. 11). Cannadine (2013), however, contends it is difficult to substantiate that there is a unifying identity solidarity among all women.

For at least the past half-century, various scholars have attempted to demonstrate fundamental differences among the genders. Rather than review that research and argue for separate gender identities, Chapter 9 in this text is devoted to how nations treat genders differently. Chapter 9 also considers nonbinary gender identities worldwide. How a nation deals with gender reveals much about that nation’s values. Gender identity may be influenced more by one’s national identity and other factors than by one’s biology alone.

Additionally, in Chapter 12, you’ll read about sexual orientation as a source of identity.