Meaning Sexism
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 Discrimination against people because of their sex.
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Discrimination and/or abusive behaviour towards member of the opposite sex.
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Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping and oppression based on sex and gender; discrimination based on sex or gender.
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the unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex; the attitude that causes this legislation designed to combat sexism in the work place a study of sexism in languageCheck pronunc [..]
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1968; see sexist + -ism.
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Bias against a certain gender, especially against women.
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Actions or attitudes that discriminate against people based solely on their gender. Sexism is linked to power in that those with power are typically treated with favour and those without power are typ [..]
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discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex (sexist) discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women) (sexist) male chauvinist: a [..]
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An ideology that assumes a hierarchy of human worth based on the social construction of gender difference Sexism was developed to claim superiority of men over women, based on the idea that “natural” gender norms are a fixed and immutable reality. The overwhelming reality of sexism in the U.S. is male supremacy, which uses sexism to rationalize the [..]
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Beliefs which hold one sex superior to the other thereby justifying sexual inequalities.
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These are discriminatory and prejudicial practices as well as beliefs that are directed against one of the sexes. Have a look on sex discrimination; prejudice for concept clarity and understanding abo [..]
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Sets of ideas, attitudes and behaviour that ascribe one of the sexes with inferior characteristics. See gender, feminism.
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(n) discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex
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prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex, especially that encountered by women
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Prejudice or discrimination against people (especially women) because of their sex.
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Sexism is discrimination based on gender and/or sex. It may include being told what a person can or cannot do based on their gender according to the social norms. Sexism may be used to exert power and control over another person.
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Discrimination or prejudice against some people because of their gender.
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Prejudice or Discrimination based on Gender or Behavior or Attitudes that foster stereotyped social Roles based on Gender.
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Prejudice or discrimination directed at women based on sex.
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 discrimination based on sex.
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The cultural, institutional, and individual set of beliefs and practices that privilege men, subordinate women, and devalue ways of being that are associated with women.
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see Feminism. Note: Most social justice warriors deny the possibility of sexism against men, due to their belief that bigotry is a combination of prejudice and power.
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Allowing gender stereotypes to control interactions with members of the opposite sex.
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The reason why roleplaying has more male players than female. (still!) Prejudices inherited from our culture, and from roleplaying’s male-oriented, wargaming past. Stomp on it at every opportunity.
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The belief that women are inferior to men.
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"is both discrimination based on gender and the attitudes, stereotypes, and the cultural elements that promote this discrimination. Given the historical and continued imbalance of power, where me [..]
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Refers to discrimination
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The oppression and/or exploitation of women based on gender. http://www.awid.org/ywl/glossary/index.php?term=Sexism
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prejudiced thoughts and discriminatory actions based on difference in sex/gender, usually by men against women
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Institutionalized power over and oppression of women, causing prejudice and discrimination on the basis of sex. (Random House College Dictionary)
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