Defining Gender in Today’s Society

Show #99, Hour 1 | Guests: Diane Ehrensaft is Director of Mental Health and founding member of UCSF’s Child and Adolescent Gender Center. Dr. Ehrensaft also has a private developmental and clinical psychology practice in Oakland. Her work focuses on child development, gender, parenting, and parent-child relationships.Ja’Nina Walker is Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Walker is a developmental psychologist focusing on identity development for Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents and emerging adults. | Show Summary: What is gender? Angie asks about a recent campaign that established gender neutral toy sections at Target, a transgender death certificate law passed last year in California, and that Florida now offers gender neutral marriage licenses.