Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
Used in a Sentence
sexism
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sexism.
Editorial note
You can still argue about whether it's sexism, or you can argue about solutions for solving sexism (see: Gender Studies).
Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sexism gathered in one view.
The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sexism.
noun
Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
noun
The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others.
Example sentences
You can still argue about whether it's sexism, or you can argue about solutions for solving sexism (see: Gender Studies).
Benevolent sexism is still sexism, but it seems people only care about it when it comes to holding doors rather than holding jobs.
It also makes any hypothesis of sexism untestable since there is no possible evidence that could be gathered that could ever disprove sexism as the cause.
Most likely this submission will be flagged as most sexism or racism articles get flagged.
> You assert that the discussion is immediately over once the word 'sexism' is mentioned, with no proof to back up this assertion.
As for my previous comment -- there's nothing like sexism right at home.
However, if you do believe in the value of sexism, I can definitely understand why you would dislike feminism.
Accepting generic sexism as the problem to solve is what ends useful discussion.
Swiss are not bound by the same EU laws about on agism/sexism/racism.
>Just because a movement/ideology is focused on advancing particular issues, doesn't mean they support discrimination against others groups, which is what sexism/racism/etc actually is.
Anything that doesn't result in equal outcome of greateness is sexism.
Congratulations on illustrating the problem of sexism in tech so well.
Quote examples
You're right the whole "sexism in tech" is probably not a problem at all.
> Why does 'sexism' immediately and irrevocably equate to "vague 19th century ideas about gender"?
I'm simply doing what most of the posters here did subconsciously and am challenging the assertion that "sexism is the problem," not because it's wrong, but because it's not meaningful.
I'm not saying there aren't biases, sexism, ageism, or racism in tech, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't point at the obvious troll and say "this right here is the face of tech".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sexism in a sentence?
You can still argue about whether it's sexism, or you can argue about solutions for solving sexism (see: Gender Studies).
What does sexism mean?
Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
What part of speech is sexism?
sexism is commonly used as noun.