genderidentity

As a noun gender is

(grammar) a division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine / feminine / neuter, or animate / inanimate.

As a verb gender is

(sociology) to assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives) that express a certain gender or gender can be (archaic) to engender.