sexism
Prejudice by gender
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on sex, typically against women.
It ranges from individual attitudes to systemic patterns in hiring, pay, and opportunity.
Sexist assumptions about capabilities or proper roles often operate unconsciously: The hiring committee didn't realize their questions to female candidates were sexist.
The term emerged from 1960s feminism, modeled on racism.
Hostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- double-standardUnequally applied criterion
- objectificationReducing humans to things
paternalism · machismo · gender-role · male-dominated · traditionalism · entitlement · favoritism · stereotyping
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- homophobiaPrejudice against same-sex attraction
transphobia · xenophobia · colorism · compounded · overlapping · marginalized · privilege · allyship
Harassing strangers verbally
- gropingSearching by touch alone
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
- leeringStaring with lustful intent
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
coercion · intimidation · quid-pro-quo · objectification · exploitation · degradation · humiliation · silencing
Advocacy for sex equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- misandryHostility toward males
- antifeminismOpposition to gender equality
traditionalism · empowerment · consciousness-raising · suffrage · activism
Insufficient proportional presence
- workplaceEmployment location
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
disparity · institutional · systemic · employment · marginalization · retaliation · EEOC · lawsuit
misogyny
Hostility toward women
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- double-standardUnequally applied criterion
objectification · paternalism · machismo · gender-role · male-dominated · traditionalism · entitlement · favoritism · stereotyping · microaggression
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · colorism · compounded · overlapping · marginalized · privilege · allyship · solidarity
catcalling
Harassing strangers verbally
stalking · coercion · intimidation · quid-pro-quo · objectification · exploitation · degradation · humiliation · silencing · gaslighting
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- egalitarianismPhilosophy of universal equality
- misandryHostility toward males
antifeminism · traditionalism · empowerment · consciousness-raising · suffrage · activism
underrepresentation
Insufficient proportional presence
- workplaceEmployment location
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- promotionRank increase or publicity
inequity · disparity · institutional · systemic · employment · marginalization · retaliation · EEOC · lawsuit · policy
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- social attitudesracism, ageism, xenophobia, homophobia, prejudice
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, racial harassment, prejudice
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, women's rights, feminist novels
- biasprejudice, racism, bigotry, ageism, stereotyping
sexismgender equality
Equal treatment regardless sex
gender equity · egalitarianism · antisexism · equal treatment · equality
sexismfeminism
Advocacy for sex equality
antisexist · women's liberation · equal rights · progressivism · inclusivity
sexismopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
tolerance · respect · enlightenment · broad-mindedness · unprejudiced
- sexist jokesHumor targeting gender stereotypes
- reverse sexismAlleged discrimination against dominant group
- institutional sexismGender bias in organizations