International standard ISO 5218 defines a representation of human sexes through a language-neutral single-digit code. It can be used in information systems such as database applications.
Here's ISO 5218 for you:
- 0 = not known,
- 1 = male,
- 2 = female,
- 9 = not applicable.
The 'not applicable' seems to have been chosen with great wisdom! It can represent absence of male/female other then unknown! Uau!
But the politically correctness doesn't stop here. Look at this great disclaimer to possible feminine rights fanatics:
The standard explicitly states that no significance is to be placed on the fact that male is encoded as 1 and female as 2. The encoding merely reflects existing practice in the countries that initiated this standard.
Eh, eh, great ISO.
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