sexism
noun
sex·ism
ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm 
1
: prejudice or discrimination based on sex
especially
: discrimination against women
2
: behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex
Examples of sexism in a Sentence
the problem of sexism in language
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Studies indicate that female leaders often endure harsher backlash than their male counterparts, a phenomenon exacerbated in Mexico by prevailing societal sexism.
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Viri Rios, TIME, 3 June 2024
Despite, or perhaps as part of, all this, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed during his election campaign that structural sexism no longer exists in South Korea.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 May 2024
Don’t let that fool you, though: Under the Fig Trees is a big-minded film that grounds its ideas about labor, sexism, faith, and modernity in the zippy rhythms of its characters’ negotiations around friendship, romance, and work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
What is the relationship between sexism and democratic backsliding?
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2022
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Viri Rios, TIME, 3 June 2024
Despite, or perhaps as part of, all this, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed during his election campaign that structural sexism no longer exists in South Korea.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 May 2024
Don’t let that fool you, though: Under the Fig Trees is a big-minded film that grounds its ideas about labor, sexism, faith, and modernity in the zippy rhythms of its characters’ negotiations around friendship, romance, and work.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
What is the relationship between sexism and democratic backsliding?
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2022
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sexism
noun
sex·ism
ˈsek-ˌsiz-əm
: distinction and especially unjust distinction based on sex and made against one person or group in favor of another
especially
: distinctions made against women
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