Glossary

Actions or attitudes that discriminate against people based solely on their gender.

Sexism is linked to power in that those with power are typically treated with favour and

those without power are typically discriminated against. Sexism is also related to

stereotypes since the discriminatory actions or attitudes are frequently based on false

beliefs or over generalizations about gender and on seeing gender as relevant when it

is not.(1)

(1) Online dictionary of the Social Sciences

Sex refers to the biological characteristics of men and women, which are universal and

do not change. These sets of biological characteristics are not mutually exclusive as

there are individuals who possess both, but these characteristics tend to differentiate

humans as males and females. (1, 2)

(1) Gender Mainstreaming Learning & Information Pack, UNDP

(2) Concepts and Definitions, Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and

Advancement of Women (OSAGI)

The scientific study of plasma serum and other bodily fluids. In practice, the term

usually refers to the diagnostic identification of antibodies in the serum.

1. (General) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.

2. (Statistics) Sensitivity (true positive rate, recall rate) measures the proportion of

actual positives which are correctly identified as such (e.g. the percentage of sick

people who are correctly identified as having the condition). In any test, there is a

trade-off between sensitivity and specificity.

3. (Disease surveillance) The ability of a surveillance or reporting system to detect true