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You might've seen the term "feminine energy" on social media, but what does it mean? Ahead, experts explain the complex and nuanced gender concept:
Carl Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious feminine side of a man, each transcending the personal psyche. [1] They are considered animistic parts within the Self, with Jung viewing parts of the self as part of the infinite set of archetypes within the collective unconscious. [2]
The all-pervasive nature of Brahman gave rise to the belief that both human and divine, are in essence similar. This led to the concept of a connecting factor between the absolute and human, called as Atman. At this time, unsurprisingly there was no emphasis on the divine feminine as Brahman is considered being neither male or female. [16]
In Hinduism, kundalini (Sanskrit: कुण्डलिनी, romanized: kuṇḍalinī, lit. 'coiled snake', pronunciation ⓘ) is a form of divine feminine energy (or Shakti) believed to be located at the base of the spine, in the muladhara.
COMMENT: In a world where violence against women and girls is rife and the gender pay gap is still very much a thing, writes Emma Clarke – why not add more toxic masculinity to the mix?
Androcentrism was a consequence of human development in society, "based on an irrational glorification of the trivial male fertilizing function, had “resulted in arresting the development of half the world.” [9] Therefore, androcentrism can be understood as a societal fixation on masculinity from which all things originate.
Effeminacy or male femininity [1] [2] is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity. [3] These traits include roles , stereotypes , behaviors, and appearances that are socially associated with girls and women .
The principle of male as norm holds that grammatical and lexical devices such as the use of the suffix-ess (as in actress) specifically indicating the female form, the use of man to mean "human", and similar means strengthen the perceptions that the male category is the norm, and that corresponding female categories are derivations and thus less important.