Yvonne Hirdman

Yvonne Hirdman (born 18 January 1943) is a Swedish historian and gender researcher.

She has, among other things, conducted gender-oriented research and is particularly known for having in Sweden launched the concept of "genus".

[3] The concept of gender became helpful when talking about the "female" or the "male" in a context of cultural and social rather than biological.

[4] In 1988, Hirdman published a report at the University of Gothenburg in book form entitled: The Genus System: theoretical considerations about women's social subordination, the Power Investigation.

[6] In 2004 she wrote a book by the title: The Genus System - Reflections on Women's Social Subordination.