gender card
Sex-based rhetorical appeal
The gender card is an accusation that someone is exploiting their gender to gain unfair advantage or deflect criticism: She's playing the gender card again.
Like "race card," the phrase is typically dismissive, suggesting that claims of sexism or discrimination are strategic moves rather than legitimate grievances.
Most often directed at women who raise concerns about gender bias.
Planned action for advantage
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- debateFormal argument on issues
talking point · narrative · spin · leverage · positioning · counterargument · rebuttal · persuasion
Gender-based prejudice
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
prejudice · stereotyping · unfairness · disparity · marginalization · harassment · pay gap · workplace
Participating in recreation
- pullingForce toward oneself
- accusingAlleging guilt or fault
- victimhoodState of being wronged
- deflectionChange in trajectory
excuse · dismissal · cop-out · defense mechanism · blame-shifting · bad faith · conversation-stopper · whataboutism
Advocacy for sex equality
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- equalitySame status for all
- representationDepiction or likeness
- quotaFixed assigned amount
policy · activism · suffrage · legislation · advocacy · campaign · voting · parity
tactic
Planned action for advantage
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
debate · talking point · narrative · spin · leverage · positioning · counterargument · rebuttal · persuasion · discourse
sexism
Gender-based prejudice
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
glass ceiling · prejudice · stereotyping · unfairness · disparity · marginalization · harassment · pay gap · workplace · exclusion
playing
Participating in recreation
- pullingForce toward oneself
- accusingAlleging guilt or fault
- victimhoodState of being wronged
deflection · excuse · dismissal · cop-out · defense mechanism · blame-shifting · bad faith · conversation-stopper · whataboutism · derailing
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- equalitySame status for all
- representationDepiction or likeness
quota · policy · activism · suffrage · legislation · advocacy · campaign · voting · parity · lobbying
- identity cards
gender, card, genders, gendered, gendering, genderless, cards, carded, carding