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Sexism is often associated with discrimination against women due to the history of sexism in the [[western world]]. |
Sexism is often associated with discrimination against women due to the history of sexism in the [[western world]]. |
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Hatred of women is called [[misogyny]]. Hatred of men is called [[misandry]]. |
Hatred of women is called [[misogyny]]. Hatred of men is called [[misandry]]. Reverse sexism is [[misandristically]] being biased because you think you're disadvantaged.<ref>Mahowald, Mary B. "Reverse sexism? Not to worry." The American Journal of Bioethics 1.1 (2001): 15-16.</ref> |
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Pauline M. Leet made the word "sexism" on November 18, 1965. |
Pauline M. Leet made the word "sexism" on November 18, 1965. |
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Sexism is generally defined as discrimination based on the gender of a person—looking down on people because they are male or female. Sexism may also include stereotyped roles for men and women. International laws, such as Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women or Yogyakarta Principles demand to abolish any kind of sexism. Sexism could affect a person attending a party, getting a job, joining a game, trying to get a promotion, being selected and so on. The women's rights and men's rights movements claim to fight sexism.
Sexism is often associated with discrimination against women due to the history of sexism in the western world.
Hatred of women is called misogyny. Hatred of men is called misandry. Reverse sexism is misandristically being biased because you think you're disadvantaged.[1]
Pauline M. Leet made the word "sexism" on November 18, 1965.
Education
World literacy is lower for females than for males. On 9 October 2012 the Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head on her schoolbus by Taliban gunmen because she did activism for girls' rights to education.[2]
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References
- ↑ Mahowald, Mary B. "Reverse sexism? Not to worry." The American Journal of Bioethics 1.1 (2001): 15-16.
- ↑ Mishal Husain (7 October 2013). "Malala: The girl who was shot for going to school". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
