gender gap

gen·der gap

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-der gap]
- /ˈdʒɛn dər gæp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-der gap]
- /ˈdʒɛn dər gæp/

Definitions of gender gap words

noun gender gap the differences between women and men, especially as reflected in social, political, intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or attitudes. 1
noun gender gap the apparent disparity between men and women in values, attitudes, voting patterns, etc. 0
noun gender gap A measurable difference between the behaviors of men and women. 0

See all 3 definitions of gender gap

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Origin of gender gap

First appearance:

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1980-85

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gender gap

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gender gap

gender gap popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gender gap usage trend in Literature

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