on the basis of gender

collocation in English

meaningsofon,basisandgender

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on
preposition
uk
/ɒn/us
/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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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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(Definition ofon,basisandgenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofon the basis of gender

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Despite the increase in remunerated employment there were no significant changes in the way tasks within the household were allocated on thebasisofgender.
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Finally, the extraordinary number of women candidates at all levels was expected to affect the electorate's thinking and behaviour on thebasisofgender.
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A variety of economic and social factors created a workforce that was segregated on thebasisofgender.
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The study sample was purposively selected on thebasisofgender, age, general practice and participation in both intervention and control group.
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Note the suggestions that women may be swayed more by emotional reactions or that men may evaluate candidates more on thebasisofgenderstereotypes.
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Even so, the inequality in access to wealth on thebasisofgenderand the forms that this access took had great significance for the social organization of the household.
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Cluster membership did not differ on thebasisofgender.
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I should also like to underline that it is necessary to collect data on thebasisofgenderand ethnicity.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
And thus, we will decide not on thebasisofgender, but on the basis of their competence.
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Would that be regarded as being discrimination on thebasisofgender?
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Furthermore, persecution on thebasisofgenderand, specifically, the trafficking in women, should be considered appropriate grounds for the granting of refugee status.
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It is by that route that action should be taken rather than by requiring courts to limit their considerations on thebasisofgender.
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Labor was differentiated on thebasisofgender, with men doing the hunting and most of the fishing.
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Discrimination takes place in this manner as men and women are subject to prejudicial treatment on thebasisofgenderalone.
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At least 185 cities and counties prohibit discrimination on thebasisofgenderidentity for both public and private employees.
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Patients were still segregated on thebasisofgenderand economic status.
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The city is also one of 92 jurisdictions in the country where it is illegal to discriminate on thebasisofgenderidentity or expression.
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Some airlines have controversial unaccompanied minor seating policies which discriminate against adult male passengers on thebasisofgender.
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