gender divide

collocation in English

meaningsofgenderanddivide

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withdivideorgender.
gender
noun
uk
/ˈdʒen.dər/us
/ˈdʒen.dɚ/
a group of people in a society who share particular qualities or ways of behaving which that society associates with being male, female, or ...
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divide
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪd/us
/dɪˈvaɪd/
a difference ...
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(Definition ofgenderanddividefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgender divide

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Thegenderdividewithin marriages is shown by more husbands than wives receiving expressive or instrumental support from their spouse.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, judging from the rates of average fines, there does not seem to have been agenderdividebetween the rates of marriage fines.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Backstage borderwork would occur when individuals discuss and rehearse, with friends, their experiences of crossing thegenderdivide.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Secondly, we would also welcome benchmarks for the long-term unemployed and for halving thegenderdivide.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Both long-term unemployment and thegenderdividebetween men and women should be halved within the next five years.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There is a largegenderdivideamong these workers: women are over-represented.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The proposal is necessary because of the greatgenderdividethat still exists in the self-employed sector and threatens to become even more pronounced.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
There also seems to be agenderdividein life expectancies, which is greatly accentuated in poorer areas and reflected in the national average.
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For casual online puzzle-style and simple mobile cell phone games, thegenderdivideis more or less equal between males and females.
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Wikipedia
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This shows thegenderdividebetween men who went out to work on farms, whilst women remained at home or worked as domestic servants in wealthy homes.
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