androgyny

Having both male and female sex organs, or possessing characteristics and qualities of both sexes. The use of androgynous figures in mythology and art is widespread: in Greek mythology, for example, the minor god Hermaphroditus became both male and female after the nymph Salacis was united with him in one body.

The concept of androgyny was further developed by the feminist movement, which emphasized that human personality is made up of both masculine and feminine characteristics. If males develop their ‘feminine’ side, and females their ‘male’ side, it was argued, differences could be lessened, and rigid stereotyping avoided.