In 2009,South African track star Caster Semenya broke the world record in the 800-meter race.Subsequently,she was asked to prove to the world that she was a woman.The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)subjected her to a complex series of tests that included physical and medical examinations.The controversy over Semenya's gender raises which of the following issues?

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The controversy surrounding Semenya is essentialist because it assumes that there is a single, true definition of gender that can be applied to all people. This is an essentialist view of gender, which is based on the idea that there are two distinct and immutable sexes, male and female.

In 2009,South African Track Star Caster Semenya Broke the World