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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def map_gender(gender):
 """ Map gender to correct value. """


        if gender == 'male':
            return issuers.Gender.MALE
        elif gender == 'female':
            return issuers.Gender.FEMALE
        else:
            return issuers.Gender.UNKNOWN