In French, the gender affects everything from the choice of le or la to the adjective endings.
(psychology) Someone's gender is whether they behave like a boy or girl. This is called masculine or feminine, and not the same as male or female.
His gender was not traditional, he was a very feminine boy.
The gender of a cord, cable, or plug tells how it connects. If it has a hole (a socket) that can be plugged into, it is female. If it plugs into a hole, it is male.
The microphone was the wrong gender for the computer's sound card.