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sexism
[ sek-siz-uhm ]
noun
- attitudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles: Her husband saw their home life through a lens of sexism, and never once offered to help with the housework or the kids.
the underlying sexism in the marketing of dolls to girls and trucks to boys;
Her husband saw their home life through a lens of sexism, and never once offered to help with the housework or the kids.
- discrimination or devaluation based on a person's sex or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women:
The investigation found that women face a culture of hostility and sexism.
- ingrained and institutionalized prejudice against women:
The idea that women are inferior to men is sexism at its purest.
- hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women; misogyny.
sexism
/ ˈɛɪə /
noun
- discrimination on the basis of sex, esp the oppression of women by men
sexism
1- The belief that one sex (usually the male) is naturally superior to the other and should dominate most important areas of political, economic, and social life. Sexist discrimination in the United States in the past has denied opportunities to women in many spheres of activity. Many allege that it still does. ( See also affirmative action , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , glass ceiling , and National Organization for Women .)
sexism
2- The belief that one sex (usually the male) is naturally superior to the other and should dominate most important areas of political, economic, and social life.
Derived Forms
- ˈ澱, nounadjective
Other Word Forms
- t·i noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of sexism1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sexism1
Example Sentences
Though she later became the first college graduate in her family, she continued to face “entrenched sexism and racism” at work and drank to cope.
Social media influencers are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, according to a new poll by a teaching union.
Misogyny and sexism do not exist in a vacuum, argues Dr Hope.
Ms Chandauka previously said she had reported the trustees to the Charity Commission, and made a whistleblower complaint about issues including what she described as an abuse of power, bullying, sexism and racism.
Dr Chandauka said she had "blown the whistle" about issues including what she described as abuse of power, bullying, sexism and racism.
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