Feminization

Feminization most commonly refers to:

• Feminization (biology), the hormonally induced development of female sexual characteristics
• Feminization (activity), a sexual or lifestyle practice where a person assumes a female role
• Feminization (sociology), a perceived societal shift of gender roles toward the characteristically "female"

Feminization may also refer to:

Health care

• Facial feminization, a set of reconstructive surgical procedures that alter typically male facial features to bring them closer in shape and size to typical female facial features
• Feminizing hormone therapy, a type of hormone therapy and sex reassignment therapy to change secondary sex characteristics
• Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female), surgical procedures to provide physical traits more comfortable and affirming to an individual's gender identity
• Voice feminization, the desired goal of changing a perceived male sounding voice to a perceived female sounding voice

Trends

• Feminization of language, the process of making a word or name female
• Feminization of migration, a trend where a higher rate of women migrate to labor or marriage
• Feminization of poverty, a phenomenon in which women represent disproportionate percentages of the world's poor
• Feminisation of the workplace, the trend towards greater employment of women, and of men willing and able to operate with these more 'feminine' modes of interaction
  • Feminization of agriculture, the measurable increase of women's participation in agriculture

See also

• Feminine