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Social scientists have long held that gender differs from biological sex indicated by an ‘M’ or ‘F’ written on a birth certificate, since it encompasses constructs and roles assigned by different societies to each sex. The nature of gender and its effects on opportunities and outcomes in every social arena—health included—have fuelled academic and political debates and been the subject of four major UN conferences.