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    and the Environment of Sexism We have all heard of different accounts of sexism on the news; a man beating his wife, controlling someone's actions, and objectification of women. Though how many times is it reported when someone compliments on how someone looks, or on something that they do well? While personal compliments can seem acceptable, it slowly erodes our gender equality and results in consequences in our society. This damaging concept is known as benevolent sexism, as it is less socially

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    all-schools girl’s school for over half of my life, I thought I would be immune to sexism at school and in my activities until I reached college. I am lucky that I don’t have to deal with sexism on a daily basis when it comes to my studies and the classroom, but it’s extremely disheartening that many girls face blatant discrimination whether at school or on the athletic field. Much to my dismay, I have experienced glaring sexism during Model United Nation simulations, which is a club that thrives on collaboration

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    throughout America and often discussed in school, there are numerous isms that are not talked about as often, such as sexism. Sexism is defined as, “prejudice or discrimination based on sex, especially, discrimination against women” (Merriam Webster). Even though women make up 49.6% of the world’s population, they are often viewed as being incapable of what men can do (Global Citizen). Sexism is a discrimination that is frequently expressed through society; however, women are also treated unequally in

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    The final issue about sexism in the workplace is something that has become an issue because it gets next to no recognition. This issue is sexism towards males in the work place. To some this may seem impossible; how could a male full of opportunity possibly get discriminated at work? The truth is, males do get discriminated and they do need help to dig themselves out of their troubles as well. Seeing this side of gender inequality may be difficult because most times it is only the women who struggle

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    Sexism refers to the attitudes and behaviors based on sex stereotypes, or cultural assumptions attached to being male or female that disadvantage and discriminate against individuals on the essence of sex (Roessner). Sex stereotypes are typically something that is taught in our early childhood, and kept up throughout the rest of our lives. As children, sexism is instilled in us, in ways such as sports that we get separated into. Personally, I was indirectly taught sexism in the same ways as other

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    Sexism is defined as prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex, and is a topic that has been on and off the media throughout the years, becoming more prevalent in the 21st century. Many iconic figures throughout the ages have spoken out for women, people like Mahatma Gandhi, who said “Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking, or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; to me, the female

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    In historical periods, females have been known to be a lower rank than males. This had made many words defining females, sexist. Although the words may be sexist, language is not sexist depending on how it is used or seen. Language is only sexist when the status of male and female is not equivalent. If one were to use: you, I, we, or them, there would be no discrimination. Another factor would be the content of the language. Is it discriminating a gender? If the content contains the word “female

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    Introduction Sexism is the ideology that maintains that one sex is inherently inferior to the other. Sexism or discrimination based on gender has been a social issue for many years; it is the ideology that one sex is superior or inferior to the other. Sexism does not only affect females, but also males. Men are very often victimized by social stereotypes and norms based on gender expectations. Sexism has appears in almost all social institutions including family, the media, religion, sports, the

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    Women experience several occasions where they feel harassed or discriminated because of their gender. There are things that need to change in order to make women feel safe when exploring the internet. Sexism on social media has become a major problem over the past years, it lowers the self-esteem of women and makes them feel inferior. As a society, there are changes that must be made in order to fix this problem. Sexist content on social media is becoming a bigger problem as more and more people

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    their male peers. While this situation can be seen in other jobs and environments it’s statistically proven that STEM have the least amount of women working in their fields. So is science sexist? No. Science itself isn’t to blame for this issue. Sexisms presence in STEM can be credited to the scientists themselves. While sciences

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