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| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *1: [[prejudice]] or [[discrimination]] based on [[Gender|sex]]; especially : discrimination against [[women]] | | *1: [[prejudice]] or [[discrimination]] based on [[Gender|sex]]; especially : discrimination against [[women]] |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| '''Sexism''' is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's gender. Sexist [[attitudes]] may stem from traditional [[stereotypes]] of gender roles,[2][full citation needed] and may include the belief that a person of one sex is intrinsically superior to a person of the other. A job applicant may face discriminatory hiring practices, or (if hired) receive unequal compensation or treatment [[compared]] to that of their opposite-sex [[peers]]. [[Extreme]] sexism may foster sexual harassment, [[rape]] and other forms of sexual [[violence]]. | | '''Sexism''' is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's gender. Sexist [[attitudes]] may stem from traditional [[stereotypes]] of gender roles,[2][full citation needed] and may include the belief that a person of one sex is intrinsically superior to a person of the other. A job applicant may face discriminatory hiring practices, or (if hired) receive unequal compensation or treatment [[compared]] to that of their opposite-sex [[peers]]. [[Extreme]] sexism may foster sexual harassment, [[rape]] and other forms of sexual [[violence]]. |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Sexism''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sexism '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Sexism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sexism '''''this link'''''].</center> |
− | Until the 20th century U.S. and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law] observed the system of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverture coverture], where "by [[marriage]], the [[husband]] and [[wife]] are one person in [[law]]; that is the very being or legal [[existence]] of the [[woman]] is [[suspended]] during the marriage". U.S. women were not legally defined as "[[persons]]" until 1875 (Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162). | + | Until the 20th century U.S. and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law] observed the system of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverture coverture], where "by [[marriage]], the [[husband]] and [[wife]] are one person in [[law]]; that is the very being or legal [[existence]] of the [[woman]] is [[suspended]] during the marriage". U.S. women were not legally defined as "[[persons]]" until 1875 (Minor v Happersett, 88 U.S. 162). |
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− | In many countries, women still lose significant legal rights at marriage. For example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen Yemeni] marriage regulations state that a wife must [[obey]] her husband and must not leave [[home]] without his permission. | + | In many countries, women still lose significant legal rights at marriage. For example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen Yemeni] marriage regulations state that a wife must [[obey]] her husband and must not leave [[home]] without his permission. |
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− | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq Iraq] [[husbands]] have a legal right to "punish" their wives. The criminal code states at Paragraph 41 that there is no [[crime]] if an act is committed while exercising a [[legal]] right; examples of legal [[rights]] include: "The punishment of a wife by her husband, the [[disciplining]] by [[parents]] and [[teachers]] of children under their [[authority]] within certain limits prescribed by [[law]] or by [[custom]]".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism] | + | In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq Iraq] [[husbands]] have a legal right to "punish" their wives. The criminal code states at Paragraph 41 that there is no [[crime]] if an act is committed while exercising a [[legal]] right; examples of legal [[rights]] include: "The punishment of a wife by her husband, the [[disciplining]] by [[parents]] and [[teachers]] of children under their [[authority]] within certain limits prescribed by [[law]] or by [[custom]]".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism] |
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| [[Category: Sociology]] | | [[Category: Sociology]] |