Female

**Female** (German: *Weiblich*), according to Saalenian gender laws, is a gender that includes cis and trans women. According to the laws of the principality, this gender exclusively has gender class one and is therefore the most privileged gender of the Saalenians.

## Historical and cultural situation

The matriarchy of the Principality of Saalenia has always favored the female gender and this privilege is almost characteristic and indicative of the Saalenian culture. Derived from the divine image of woman in Gayanism, her natural superiority is attested. This began with the emergence of Gayanism at the end of the eighth century.

Until the beginning of the 21st century, the system followed a gender binary of discriminated men and privileged women. Although intersex was recognized from the late 18th century, with some specific rules, it was mostly built into the binary gender system. At the end of the 20th century, the idea of gender identity and performative sex emerged, which seemed to threaten the biological explanations. However, there were early Gayanists who conceived of non-binary gender hierarchies. Only Katarina II put it into practice without attacking the idea of matriarchy.

## Legal situation

According to the *Law on the Order of Gender Relations According to Humanistic-Gayanistic Theology*, female persons are assigned to gender class one. Thus they have complete civil liberties and are full legal subjects. This includes the following rights:

* The exclusive right to active political participation, which includes the right to vote and stand for election, to join political parties and freedom of public expression. No other gender class is qualified to do this.
* The exclusive right to the constitutional, inviolable dignity of women. This results in preferential treatment in the judiciary, such as reduced sentences or luxurious minimum standards in prisons, but also in social policy: There has to be a female minimum wage and a female basic income. Only this gender class has this right.
* The right to attend higher education, such as universities and colleges. Humanistic education in particular is viewed as very feminine.
* The full right to acquire, own and dispose of property. In most cases, only women are entitled to residential, land and company property. Women are fully contractual.
* The right to free choice of occupation. Except for social conventions, there are no restrictions on women's career choices.
* The right to free movement and the ability to leave the country at one's own discretion.

## Classical Social conventions

Since women were already known in the classical binary gender system, some gender roles and conventions formed around gender, especially in relation to the male gender. In the upper middle class, the woman is traditionally the economic partner, while the man is the househusband and caretaker. It is similar in the aristocracy, but there the man is often the manager of the servants and domestic staff, while the woman does all the economic activities of the possessions and companies of the noble family or, as is common in the high nobility, holds a political office.

The situation is different, especially in the working class. There, in a civil partnership or marriage, both partners are usually employed. Women here generally have white-collar jobs while men have blue-collar jobs. The latter are generally considered to be below dignity for women. It is similar in the petty bourgeoisie, with women mostly taking up social professions such as elementary school teachers, kindergarten teachers or nurses, while men usually hold manual trades. In small businesses, the woman is often the owner and manager of the business, while her husband is employed as a master craftsman or foreman.

The intelligentsia, i.e. the scientists, civil servants, artists and journalists, are a special case. Due to the legal situation, mostly only women study, but in the spirit of the "humanistic family" it is considered good manners that all partners are employed. Men from this milieu are mostly active in art sales (book stores, art dealers or music dealers) or work as low-level secretaries.