sexism

Examples of sexism in the following topics:

• Discrimination Based on Sex and Gender

  • Sexism or gender discrimination is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender.
  • Sexism can affect any sex that is marginalized or oppressed in a society; however, it is particularly documented as affecting females.
  • Extreme sexism may foster sexual harassment, rape, and other forms of sexual violence.
  • Occupational sexism involves discriminatory practices, statements, or actions, based on a person's sex, that occur in the workplace.
  • One form of occupational sexism is wage discrimination.

• Sexism

  • Sexism is discrimination against people based on their perceived sex or gender.
  • Sexism can refer to four subtly different beliefs or attitudes:
  • While the view that women are superior to men is also sexism, only in recent years has an awareness of this reverse sexism begun to develop in public discourse.
  • Recent research illustrates the pervasiveness of sexism in the media.
  • Another common form of sexism is violence, especially violence toward women and trans people.

• Gender Discrimination

  • Gender discrimination, also known as sexism, refers to prejudice or discrimination based on sex and/or gender, as well as conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender.
  • Occupational sexism refers to discriminatory practices, statements, and/or actions based on a person's gender which occur in a place of employment.
  • Wage discrimination, the "glass ceiling" (in which gender is perceived to be a barrier to professional advancement), and sexual harassment in the workplace are all examples of occupational sexism.

• The Feminist Perspective

  • It was important to recognize that white women faced a different form of discrimination than working class women of color, who not only had to deal with sexism, but also fight against racism and class oppression.
  • Therefore, various forms of oppression, such as racism or sexism, do not act independently of one another; instead these forms of oppression are interrelated, forming a system of oppression that reflects the "intersection" of multiple forms of discrimination.
  • It was-- and continues to be-- important to recognize that white women faced a different form of discrimination than working class women of color, who not only had to deal with sexism, but also fought against racism and class oppression.

• Inequalities of Work

  • The most obvious and publicly condemned example of inequality in the workplace is the prevalence of occupational sexism, or any discriminatory practice, statement, or action based on a person's sex that occur in a place of employment.
  • One typical manifestation of occupational sexism is sexual harassment–-the intimidation, bullying, teasing, or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.

• Gender

  • Sexism is discrimination against people based on their sex or gender, and can result in lower social status for women.
  • Sexism can refer to three subtly different beliefs or attitudes: the belief that one sex is superior to the other; the belief that men and women are very different and that this should be strongly reflected in society, language, and the law; the simple hatred of men (misandry) or women (misogyny).
  • Sexism has been linked to widespread gender discrimination.

• Women as a Minority

  • Underlying this unequal treatment of women is sexism, which is discrimination based on sex -- in the context of a patriarchal society, discrimination against women in particular.
  • Criticize the notion that sexism does not exist in the contemporary United States based on the text

• Gender and Sociology

  • Gender stereotypes form the basis of sexism, or the prejudiced beliefs that value males over females.
  • Common forms of sexism in modern society include gender-role expectations, such as expecting women to be the caretakers of the household.
  • Sexism also includes people’s expectations of how members of a gender group should behave.
  • Sexism can exist on a societal level such as in hiring, employment opportunities, and education.

• Job Discrimination

  • Even though there are regulations that are used to promote equality within the workplace, occupational sexism, or any discriminatory practice, statement, or action based on a person's sex that occurs in a place of employment, is still rampant.
  • The most archetypical manifestation of occupational sexism is sexual harassment, or the intimidation, bullying, teasing, or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.

• Women in the Workplace

  • Challenges that remain for women in the workplace include the gender pay gap, the difference between women's and men's earnings due to lifestyle choices and explicit discrimination; the "glass ceiling", which prevents women from reaching the upper echelons within their companies; sexism and sexual harassment; and network discrimination, wherein recruiters for high-status jobs are generally men who hire other men.