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  2. Sex–gender distinction - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization 's defines gender as "socially constructed", and sex as characteristics that are "biologically determined", drawing a distinction between the sex categories of male and female, and the genders "girls and boys who grow into men and women". [95]

  3. Secondary sex characteristic - Wikipedia

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    Overall, male secondary sex characteristics include: Growth of body hair, including underarm, abdominal, chest, and pubic hair. [3][1] Growth of facial hair. [1] Enlargement of the larynx (Adam's apple) and deepening of the voice. [1][24] Increased stature; adult males are taller than adult females, on average. [1]

  4. The Second Sex - Wikipedia

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    The Second Sex. The Second Sex (French: Le Deuxième Sexe) is a 1949 book by the French existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in which the author discusses the treatment of women in the present society as well as throughout all of history. Beauvoir researched and wrote the book in about 14 months between 1946 and 1949. [ 3 ]

  5. Drobeta-Turnu Severin - Wikipedia

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    Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romanian pronunciation: [droˈbeta ˈturnu seveˈrin] ⓘ), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the Danube river. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at ...

  6. XY sex-determination system - Wikipedia

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    The XY sex-determination system is a sex-determination system used to classify many mammals, including humans, some insects (Drosophila), some snakes, some fish (guppies), and some plants (Ginkgo tree). In this system, the sex of an individual usually is determined by a pair of sex chromosomes. Typically, females have two of the same kind of ...

  7. Boy Scouts of America sex abuse cases - Wikipedia

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    In May 1991, The Washington Times published a major five-part investigation into sex abuse in the BSA entitled "Scouts Honor". Staff from the newspaper had worked for two years preparing the series, reviewing internal and personnel records from the Boy Scouts; court records from more than 20 states, and more than 1,000 newspaper articles; as well as interviewing more than 200 people, including ...

  8. Matrimonial Agency (1953 film) - Wikipedia

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    Running time. 90 minutes. Country. Italy. Language. Italian. Matrimonial Agency (Italian: Agenzia matrimoniale) is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Delia Scala, Aroldo Tieri and Erminio Macario. It was based on a play by Eduardo Scarpetta. [1]

  9. Derby child sex abuse ring - Wikipedia

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    The Derby child sex abuse ring was a group of men who sexually abused up to a hundred girls in Derby, England. [ 1][ 2][ 3] In 2010, after an undercover investigation by Derbyshire police, members of the ring were charged with 75 offences relating to 26 girls. Nine of the 13 accused were convicted of grooming and raping girls between 12 and 18 ...