Feminization most commonly refers to:

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

Feminization may also refer to:

Health care

  • Facial feminization surgery, an umbrella term for gender-affirming reconstructive surgical procedures that alter the face towards a female morphology
  • Feminizing hormone therapy, a type of hormone therapy and gender-affirming therapy to change secondary sex characteristics
  • Feminizing surgery, 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
  • 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