
Trend 04
Beyond gender
Beyond gender
Companies embrace the non-binary.
Trend axes
- Genderless
- Gender fluid
- Gender neutral
- Gender diverse
Some figures
47%
Share of people in the UK who agree that music awards should drop their separate male and female categories and offer a combined award.
$250
Fine that companies in California with 500 or more employees will face from 2024 if they do not display toys and personal care items for children in a gender-neutral way.
30%
Share of consumers aged 24 or under who already use genderless beauty products in their daily routine.
71%
Share of children who said they worry about being bullied if they play with a toy typically associated with the other gender, according to a study by LEGO.
A single identity: yours
Now, the rules of the game really have changed. Normative stereotypes of gender as a binary construction of masculine and feminine are fading. Styles are no longer rigid, nor are identities, and the trend is set by each person and by the moment.
Traditional gender norms are changing. Segregation by sex is completely at odds with people's current thinking, which is evident from childhood. Even so, any change to the social order in this respect is still a cause for censorship.
Right-wing political parties, media groups playing the fourth-estate card and governments, such as that of the United States (41% of books banned in American schools contained LGBTIQ+ elements), silence the voices raised against systemic approaches.
Here, brands play a fundamental role. The private sector has powerful tools to help break down the current barriers between genders: from recognising trans and non-binary people in their products and services to taking a social stance, acting for the rights of all humanity.
A path already being set by major cultural and leisure events, which include inclusive categories in their programmes, and which content creation has joined. People with influence raise their voices to offer dynamic and inclusive views of every aspect of reality. Because no one but the person themselves can own their identity.
Cases
01 / 03Zorraquino spotlights
- 01
Brands themselves limit their entry into certain markets and open or close product categories because they are exclusionary.
- 02
Attempts at gender-based segmentation must not lead to misunderstanding and torment people with a forced choice.
- 03
In the face of social polarisation, it is key for brands to take a stand and provide platforms for representative genderless stories.
Zorraquino playlist
- FreedomChristine and the Queens · 2021
- SexothequeLa Roux · 2014
- Boys Wanna Be HerPeaches · 2006
More on the trend
References
- sandstudio.co
- La masculinidad frágil protagoniza el anuncio del Salón Erótico de Barcelona 2022
- Ser padre corresponsable,responsabilidad y proactividad
- Pikolin y Belin convierten las lágrimas de los hombres en arte digital
- Am ´Welt Scrabble® Tag´ gibt es den Stein des Anstoßes zum Gendern
- ¡Cómo hemos cambiado! La evolución de la moda hombre: de los clásicos roles de género al 'genderless'
- The Sims 4 Just Rolled Out Customizable Nonbinary Pronouns
- The future is fluid: is the age of gender neutral marketing upon us?
- Here’s why gender-neutral award categories are here to stay
- Making this one small but important shift will make your teams more inclusive
- California to enforce 'gender neutral' toy aisles in large stores
- Lego says gender bias in toys hurts girls’ creativity. It’s bad for the bottom line, too
- Inspired by her twins, this mom is designing clothes that flip gender norms on their head
- #NotWomensFootball: Volkswagen launches provocative campaign to increase gender equality as UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 kick off
- Barbie lanza su primera muñeca transgénero de la historia inspirada en Laverne Cox
- ¡Baymax!' incendia las redes con su personaje trans y una trama sobre la regla
- Vitaly Delivers Updated Riot Chain and More Sustainable Genderless Accessories
- MARGE SHERWOOD'S LATEST CAMPAIGN OFFERS A GENDERLESS UTOPIA
- "Mi familia elegida": la campaña por el Orgullo de H&M con los Javis y Lola Rodríguez
- Ni para hombre, ni para mujer: el boom del producto unisex y lo que dice de los consumidores
- La importancia de que las niñas jueguen a ser ingenieras
- Cómo un cómic juvenil se convirtió en el libro más perseguido de Estados Unidos
- Teoría de género: la última invención ideológica de Occidente
- Tacones: Los zapatos de hombre que triunfaron entre las mujeres y que hoy son ‘genderless’
- El top 'genderless' más increíble del verano lo firma Ernesto Naranjo
Pages 87–103 of the report

