Females refer to individuals who are biologically assigned female at birth. In the context of Carol Gilligan's perspective, it specifically refers to girls and women whose moral reasoning may differ from males'.
Related terms
Gender identity: An individual's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex assigned at birth.
Empathy gap: The tendency for people to underestimate or overlook the emotions and experiences of others, particularly when they differ from their own.
Gender socialization: The process through which individuals learn and internalize societal expectations and norms associated with their gender.