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{{Short description|Things that are suitable for either gender}}
{{confused|Intersex}}
{{For|species with only one sex|Gonochorism}}
'''Unisex''' is an [[adjective]] indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of [[sex]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150045/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/unisex?view=uk obkaqfAskOxford: unisex<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unisex unisex – Definitions from Dictionary.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The term can also mean [[gender-blindness]] or [[gender neutrality]].

The term 'unisex' was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly informally. The combining [[prefix]] ''uni-'' is from Latin ''[[wikt:unus#Latin|unus]]'', meaning ''one'' or ''single''. However, 'unisex' seems to have been influenced by words such as ''united'' and ''universal'', in which ''uni-'' takes the related sense ''shared''. Unisex then means ''shared by sexes''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095930/http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/unisex?view=uk AskOxford: Why does 'unisex' refer to something to do with various exes, not just one sex?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Examples==
[[Hairdresser|Hair stylists]] and [[beauty salon]]s that serve all genders are often referred to as unisex.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unisex salon break gender barrier, make sound business sense in the process |url=https://stylelifeunisexsalon.com/ |language=en}}</ref> This is also typical of other services and products that traditionally separated by sex, such as clothing shops or beauty products had traditionally separated. [[Public toilet]]s are commonly [[sex segregated]], but if that is not the case, they are referred to as [[unisex public toilet]]s. [[Unisex clothing]] includes garments like T-shirts; versions of other garments may be tailored for the different fits depending on one's [[sex]], such as jeans. The sharing of a pool or recreational facility by swimmers and others of various sexes is commonly referred to as mixed bathing. When a school admits students of various sexes, it may be called coeducational or a [[mixed-sex education|mixed-sex school]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-19 |title=Single Gender Schools vs Mixed Gender Schools |url=https://www.aldwickbury.org.uk/post/~board/aldwickbury-news/post/single-gender-schools-vs-mixed-gender-schools |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=aldwickbury.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Mixed-sex education]]
*[[Mixed bathing]]
*[[Unisex name]]
*[[Unisex public toilet]]
*[[Gender role]]
*[[Gender mainstreaming]]
*[[Unisex Salon]]

==References==
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[[Category:Androgyny]]
[[Category:Gender equality]]
[[Category:Sexuality and society]]


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