Antisexism
att-tudes or behavior based on traditional stereotypes of gender roles.
discrimination or devaluation based on a person’s s-x or gender, as in restricted job opportunities, especially such discrimination directed against women.
ingrained and inst-tutionalized prejudice against or hatred of women; .
noun
discrimination on the basis of s-x, esp the oppression of women by men
n.
1968; see s-xist + -ism.
the belief that one s-x (usually the male) is naturally superior to the other and should dominate most important areas of political, economic, and social life. s-xist discrimination in the united states in the past has denied opportunities to women in many spheres of activity. many allege that it still does. (see also affirmative action, equal employment opportunity commission, gl-ss ceiling, and national organization for women.)
the belief that one s-x (usually the male) is naturally superior to the other and should dominate most important areas of political, economic, and social life.
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