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Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on sex. Any attitude, action or institutional structure which systemically subordinates a person or group of people because of their sex, is said to be practicing sexism.

Sexism isn't always clearly understood, and the term is used inappropriately at times. One clear simple example of sexism is the not uncommon situation in which a women receives lower compensation for a job than a man, even when they both do the exact same job.

Sexism is also expressed structurally in society when certain behavioral attributes (for example, having multiple sexual partners), are considered acceptable for a male, but are socially frowned upon when the same social mores are applied to a female. This creates what many refer to as a double standard, one which coluld be viewed as sexist.

There are many websites and blogs which discuss sexism from a feminist perspective. Some good examples are Angry Black Bitch, where you'll see commentary on the Lily Ledbetter Free Pay Act, and Feministing, which takes a lighter more pop culture look at issues, often invovling sexism, on a daily basis. 

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  • Three years ago today President Obama enacted his first law and fairness prevailed


    Carloz Newsvine — Authority Authority: 129
    On the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the laws namesake wrote a special article describing the events that led up to President Obamas signing the law. Below is an excerpt. Click here to read the entire piece.
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  • Hollywood women unite to break through the celluloid ceiling


    top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority Authority: 163
    http://www.guardian.co.uk Hollywood women unite to break through the celluloid ceiling With female directors behind some of the biggest movies, from Juno to Kung Fu Panda II, it seems the sexism barrier has been lifted. But has it? published date:Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:02:48 GMT
    2 days ago

  • Forget religion, get 21st century morals: Richard Dawkins


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 534
    Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Salman Rushdie may not be here, but the shadow of god looms large over the Jaipur Literature Festival, with philosopher and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins dismissing god as a “computer virus” and asserting that we are what we are because of genes and evolutionary history.“If you ...
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  • Once Bitten


    Toy Soldiers — Authority Authority: 458
    While male survivors of sexual violence face a host of stigmas, but none are as insidious as the “Vampire Syndrome.” This stigma claims that once abused, a boy or man will become an abuser, like how a person bitten by a vampire becomes one himself. The “Vampire Syndrome” plays out in a myriad of ways. A ...
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  • Writer of Deadgirl claims movie is misunderstood and posts entire script for abandoned sequel


    Oh No They Didn't! — Authority Authority: 145
    There was some hoopla about a year ago about the fact that DEADGIRL 2 was being talked about. Im not going to get into all of the terrible particulars that killed the project, but needless to say the outcome wasnt pretty and I dont think that a sequel will ever get made. It certainly wont get made with my ...
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  • Curious and furious over Goa all-women poll team!


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 534
    Panaji, Jan 19 (IANS) The much-talked-about move of the Election Commission to dispatch an all-women team of poll observers to Goa has met with accusations of sexism by young women, not to mention the curiosity of the international media. Some have even thrown in suggestions on how the officials can go ahead and [...]
    1 week ago

  • Daily Blend: Wednesday, January 18, 2012


    Preliator pro Causa — Authority Authority: 120
    Sen. Beth Moura (R-RI) Let’s hope today becomes known as The Day That Both the Internet and SOPA Died TM . Lawsuit : CT Muslim college student reports sexual harassment, gets reported for terrorism by harasser and expelled. Another Rhode Island politician, Sen. Beth Moura (R) [pictured] , feels the ...
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  • Not Playing Fair Has All The Advantages


    Stuff-Em-Up the hill backwards — Authority Authority: 101
    BBC News – Miriam OReilly to leave the BBC . Not an easy decision I’m sure but the fact that she’s leaving television to concentrate on the charity she set up to help women deal with discrimination in the workplace could partly be seen to underline the fact that often discrimination and bullying  win because ...
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  • Maybe he could work for the Maritime Union


    Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by Cameron Slater — Authority Authority: 136
    This guy could have a job for life working with the Maritime Union, he seems perfectly qualified : A meat inspector who called colleagues at his Ashburton workplace “fat-arsed bitches” has been awarded almost $13,000 for “distress” arising from his dismissal. Stephen Thomas, who had been an inspector on ...
    1 week ago

  • Whose Old? Mine, Yours, Theirs?


    BLT - Bible * Literature * Translation — Authority Authority: 468
    This post will center around the famous and ubiquitous optical illusion of The Young Lady or the Old Lady?  However, I’d like for us to focus on something different.  And by different , I wonder if it’s not really just the same old thing.  What a conundrum, I hope you’ll see. First, let’s look at the ...
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  • GQ’s Top 25 Most Powerful in DC Includes 1.5 Women and a Lot of White Guys


    The Moderate Voice — Authority Authority: 652
    GQ’s Top 25 Power People in DC? One and a half women. One and a half. And a whole lotta white guys. Here’s the full list of 50 from Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook: FIRST LOOK – GQ’s “The 50 Most Powerful People in Washington (People with the last names Obama and Biden not included,” by Reid ...
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  • No one’s ever going to surprise me or Ruth Bader Ginsberg, are they?


    Writes Like She Talks — Authority Authority: 410
    GQ’s Top 25 Power People in DC? One and a half women.  One and a half. And a whole lotta white guys. Here’s the full list of 50 from Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook: FIRST LOOK – GQ’s “The 50 Most Powerful People in Washington (People with the last names Obama and Biden not included,” by Reid ...
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  • Shark “research”


    Learn to Dive Today — Authority Authority: 110
    It is true to say sharks are in trouble worldwide. Almost any attention to their plight is a step in the right direction. Sadly all too often the attention the sharks receive in the media...
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  • Award for the Dumbest Song goes to


    Qwaider Planet — Authority Authority: 146
    Tareq al Atrash for his song "Al Sigara." Its not enough that the whole song is a celebration of smoking, its also sexist. The guy loves smoking so much that for him a cigarette is Read More......( read more )
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  • Jay-Z Drops The B-Word After Having A Daughter. Yay! And....?


    fem.men.ist — Authority Authority: 85
    i am glad that Jay-Z is quite literally taking this baby step towards accountability, and im sure this will have some ripple in hip hop community around fatherhood/manhood and misogyny... but hes gonna also have to swear not to have scantilly clad women depicted as brainless objects decorating his videos as well, and ...
    1 week ago

  • Dance Studio Tells Customer to Leave Planet Earth in Insane Crap Email [Crap Email]


    Jezebel — Authority Authority: 785
    When a dissatisfied would-be customer emailed a Toronto dance studio to complain about a sexist item on its FAQ, she got one of the most insane (and poorly spelled) responses weve ever seen. Read on for the full email, and the companys eventual restitution. More »
    1 week ago

  • Evangelical Sex Manual Cracks Amazon Top 50.


    Oh No They Didn't! — Authority Authority: 145
    You know an evangelical book is controversial when the New York Times and the Daily Mail start covering the fallout. That happened last year when hipster pastor Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins , failed to say unequivocally that non-Christians go to hell. It’s about to happen again with Real Marriage: The Truth ...
    1 week ago

  • Staying in Mantrol


    Whale Oil Beef Hooked | A blog by Cameron Slater — Authority Authority: 136
    Cactus Kate has again highlighted the racism and sexism of the Maritime Union as they seek to paint a picture of them as nice family people. The main problem though is that there are only two women working on the wharf despite the best efforts of the Ports of Auckland to recruit more women. The problem lies with ...
    1 week ago

  • On being intergender and anti-gender: a profeminist statement


    feminist blogs — Authority Authority: 134
    image is from here A while ago, sometime last year or the year before, I came out as intergender . I understood this name to apply to a set of experiences Id had since childhood in which I didnt socially or spiritually fit into one or the other of two dominant/enforced gender categories. Whats important for me ...
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  • Hugo Schwyzer, Redemption and the Jizz Heard Around the World.


    Womanist Musings — Authority Authority: 578
    The last few days, Ive engrossed myself in a crash course on Hugo Schwyzer.  Because I am not a feminist, I am not overly familiar with his work, though I had heard of him before he decided to author He Wants to Jizz on Your Face but Not Why You Think at Jezebel. Is there a more controversial subject than a ...
    1 week ago

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