sexism

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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Original Technorati articles tagged “sexism”

• in Technorati Women
  Rape Culture Celebration on T-shirts
  How computers take the blame for offensive sexist T-shirts that are celebrating rape and violence while the companies producing and selling them get to keep calm and carry on.
  by karmenca / on Mar 4, 2013
• in Politics
  A Donkey Vote For Australian Politics!
  Here we go again: Male politicians, busily analysing and opining on the vagaries of ‘The Female Voter’.
  by kirstenplotkin / on Oct 23, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Women Rock ... But Not According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  This year Joan Jett (and the Blackhearts) along with Heart have been nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This group is trying to make sure they aren't overlooked.
  by harmonicmama / on Jul 9, 2012

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• Everyday sexism of the subtler kind

  
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• [link] This is not the “persecution of old men”. This is the prosecution of rapists, and we should applaud it

  
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• [link] “What do you think about his choice?”: uncovering the men who visit prostitutes

  
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• I’ve never had a job because I’m too shy? Not so much.

  
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  Originally published at Possible Impossibilities . You can comment here or there . In a recent essay in the Atlantic, Garance Franke-Ruta tackled the question of why women are becoming more and more educated and yet still are way underrepresented in the top echelons of the business world. Her answer is that the ...
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