Sexism
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English
Noun
Sexism (countable and uncountable; plural Sexisms)- The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to people of the other sex or gender.
- The notion that either gender is smarter or stronger is sexism.
- Unfair treatment or discrimination based on a difference of sex or gender.
- The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there.
- Disadvantage or unequal opportunity arising from the cultural dominance of one gender over the other.
- In order to succeed in this company, women generally must acquire various masculine traits, which only points out the underlying sexism.
- Promotion or expectation or assumption of people to behave in accordance with or deviate from a gender role.
- Hollywood contributes to sexism in our society by making and promoting violent films for men and romantic comedies for women.
Thesaurus
Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, anti-Semitism, apartheid, black power, black supremacy, chauvinism, class consciousness, class distinction, class hatred, class prejudice, class war, color bar, color line, discrimination, fascism, know-nothingism, male chauvinist, minority prejudice, race hatred, race prejudice, race snobbery, racial discrimination, racialism, racism, red-baiting, segregation, sex discrimination, social barrier, social discrimination, superpatriotism, ultranationalism, white power, white supremacy, xenophobia
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