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sexism Definition

sex·ism (seksiz′əm)

noun

discrimination against people on the basis of sex; specif., discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, women

Etymology: sex + (rac)ism

sexism Related Forms
sex·ist adjective, noun
sexism Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • challenge: Yet the women in hip-hop did not challenge the sexism in the industry.
  • reduce: They advocate reducing poverty as a way to fight crime, and also - and they came out and said it - reducing sexism.
  • institutionalize: Part of the problem is it's mainly men that are carrying out the recruitment, maybe it's a kind of institutionalized sexism.
  • oppose: How can the SU Executive oppose sexism or sexual harassment without now being hypocritical?
  • experience: A man can't do that, as he has not directly experienced sexism and would not know which issues women want to prioritize.

Preposition: against

  • man: I think the notion that there is not sexism against men and that it is general issue is comical.

Adjective modifier

  • blatant: BUT... I have to protest at your blatant sexism.
  • institutional: Censorship can have the effect of simply hiding institutional sexism, for example.
  • overt: For them it is a constant struggle against tradition, prejudice and overt sexism.
  • inherent: So she gets out of the car and stages a protest against the inherent sexism in all traffic signs.
  • linguistic: Holmes, Janet ( 1999 ) Ladies and gentlemen: corpus analysis and linguistic sexism.
  • Islamic: For example Will Hutton, in last week's Observer, argued the secular world must object to Islamic sexism.

Preposition: at

  • augusta: Sexism at augusta really designed to evening of chips history of the sport.

Preposition: in

  • medium: But despite all of this women still earn less than men and have to contend with sexism in the media and advertising.
  • workplace: Business is committed to ensuring that sexism in the workplace is eradicated and that all employees are paid equally for the job they do.
  • advertising: Sexism in advertising, through offensive images of women used to sell products for example, is not outlawed by the Sex Discrimination Act.

Preposition: of

  • society: This is in part due to the general sexism of late 19th century bourgeois society.

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