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Coloniality of gender

Coloniality of gender means that the way we think about gender is shaped by different people from different cultures in different times. Colonization is when one group of people take over another group and makes them follow their rules and beliefs. Coloniality of gender means that the ideas and beliefs about gender that were brought by the colonizers were adopted and spread throughout the world, making different cultures follow similar ideas about gender.