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| + | Sexism is discrimination against someone based on sex or gender. Anyone can be sexist, and sexism can be against anyone.[[Category:Culture]] |
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| − | '''Sexism''' (also called misogyny) is a system of discrimination in which [[men]] and [[masculinity]] are valued over [[women]] and [[femininity]]. Sexism supports the [[gender binary]] by reinforcing strict [[gender roles]] based upon [[assigned sex]] |
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| − | Examples of sexist discrimination against women include: |
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| − | * Being seen, legally or socially, as property of male relatives such as fathers or husbands. |
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| − | * Being valued for appearance and sexual attractiveness over personality and intelligence. |
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| − | * Being seen as more suited for domestic or administrative work, which is often unpaid or low-paid, rather than work based upon mechanical or logical skills, which is typically higher-paid. |
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| − | * Receiving lower pay for equal work (referred to as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap gender pay gap]). |
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| − | * Increased risk of sexual assault and domestic partner violence. |
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| − | Although women are the main target of sexist discrimination, sexism also affects [[men]] and those [[Assigned sex|assigned male at birth]], who are discriminated against for expressing any signs of [[femininity]] such as open expression of emotion, a lack of aggression, or interest in stereotypically female activities such as sewing, cooking or childcare. For this reason, sexism is especially targeted at [[trans women]] and other [[transfeminine]] people, in which case it is known as [[transmisogyny]]. |
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Revision as of 18:31, 25 August 2015
Sexism is discrimination against someone based on sex or gender. Anyone can be sexist, and sexism can be against anyone.