Feminization most commonly refers to:
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Feminization (biology), the hormonally induced development of female sexual characteristics
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Feminization (activity), a sexual or lifestyle practice where a person assumes a female role
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Feminization (sociology), a perceived societal shift of gender roles toward the characteristically "female"
Feminization may also refer to:
Health care
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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
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Feminizing hormone therapy, a type of hormone therapy and sex reassignment therapy to change secondary sex characteristics
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Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female), surgical procedures to provide physical traits more comfortable and affirming to an individual's gender identity
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Voice feminization, the desired goal of changing a perceived male sounding voice to a perceived female sounding voice
Trends
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Feminization of language, the process of making a word or name female
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Feminization of migration Women migrant workers from developing countries engage in paid employment in countries where they are not citizens. While women have traditionally been considered companions to their husbands in the migratory process, most adult migrant women today ...
, a trend where a higher rate of women migrate to labor or marriage
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Feminization of poverty, a phenomenon in which women represent disproportionate percentages of the world's poor
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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
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Feminization of agriculture, the measurable increase of women's participation in agriculture
See also
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Feminine
Femininity (also called womanliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls. Femininity can be understood as socially constructed, and there is also some evidence that some behaviors considered fe ...
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