Sexism and discrimination

"Gender discrimination, also known as sexism, refers to prejudice or discrimination based on sex and/ or gender, as well as conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender" (Women and Gender Discrimination). Sexism is a social injustice that is not applied only to women but, to men as well. Certain personalities and characteristics are expected from both genders starting as children. Little girls are expected to play with dolls, while little boys are expected to play rough. These small seeds planted into children over time grow, and produce the men and women who make up society. In psychology you have a term called norm, a norm is an unwritten role, or expectation for how a group should behave (Pastorino, 2013). Men and women both make up separate groups. In each group norms have been formed on how members of the group should conduct themselves. Masculinity is often associated with competition, emotional detachment, aggression and violence (“Gender Issues in the Media”). Femininity is associated with softness, vulnerability, and being able to submit to men. Needless to say, norms are not always correct or right. When you have people within a group who do not comply with the norms presented, then sexism comes into play. Both men and women can experience sexism though majority of the criticism is focused towards women. Women and men are expected to pose certain characteristics and if they aren 't then they are looked at

As discussed in class, there is no question that gender inequality continues to be widespread today. The gap, however, is progressively narrowing, and this is happening even though the values and attitudes of the traditionally patriarchic society still remain. For women, gender constructions that conceptualize females as being inferior to males has a negative impact in terms of

By Marilyn Frye’s conception of oppression, men cannot be oppressed. She sees sexism in terms of mainly its institutional and structural states, with interpersonal and personal expressions perpetuating the oppression. Because of her views, she concludes that men as a group cannot be oppressed. However, there are problems with her analysis and ultimately I will argue that men can be oppressed as a group - but only by other men. They can suffer under the institutional sexism that Frye describes but the institutions and structures are created by and mainly perpetuated by men.

Gender bias, also known as sexism, is a full of attitudes, laws, taboos, preferences, and behaviors that differentiates and discriminates against either sex. These may be a position of which male dominance and female subjugation in the modern society. It could also be a form of sexual stereotypes between men and women, these are commonly experienced in employment versus other positions. A final place that discrimination is faced is the academic environment, the female to male ratios are not in sync in certain programs and courses because of this and it is pressuring men and women to not go into certain fields and do what they love and please. Most advertisements on Television, magazines, newspapers, online ad’s, use a charged sexually image with a female as the star. Women are to be a pleasure for men, and nothing else. Many people have different opinions on genders and sexuality and that is okay, but sometimes you just need to keep them to yourselves.

The Great Depression was the big economic crisis in the 1930’s. People lost their homes, their jobs, and their dignity. Not until the middle of the 1950’s did the stock market return to pre-depression levels. During this unfortunate time people hunted for good paying jobs, but were unable to find them. To this day class in this country is under scrutiny. The middle-class is vanishing before our eyes as the poverty level increases and the wealthiest class becomes larger. Not only was there great inequality in the U.S. during the great depression, but also there was still very strong dislikes toward anyone of color. Racism in this country is still prominent today along with class inequality.

1. Even though America has come a long way in equality, the race for job equality is not fulfilled quite yet. 2Accoring to Neil Kokemuller, an active business man, men accurately make 77 cents more to the dollar than women who have the exact same job. (2016) 3. “The average American man makes 70-80% more money, doing the exact same jobs as the American woman.”(regender.org 2015) 4. This incredible jump in pay also influences the idea that the majority of women in America are living in poverty. 5According to Stephanie Cholensky, “The United states currently ranks 65th in pay equality.”(Cholensky, 2015) 6 Women who work just as hard as men but do not get payed the amount is a prime example of gender discrimination. 7Maybe women wouldn’t be so

The chapters this week expanded my understanding and knowledge about the impact of gender roles and sexism on men and women’s health struggles and outcomes across life, they showed me what health can look like for both men and women. Women live longer than men, yet they are often more ill throughout the year. Out of nine of the ten leading causes in death, men are more likely to die. Women have higher rates of morbidity (illness) and men have higher rates of mortality (death) (Helgeson, 2012).

Racial discrimination and sexism are types of discrimination. Racial discrimination is a notion that race is the first or most significant of human qualities and abilities and that racial differences produce a built-in (quality of being better than everything else) of a particular subspecies. Sexism is detrimental, pre-decided wicked opinions, behavior, conditions, or attitudes that help develop prejudiced mental pictures of social roles based on gender. There are multiple differences between racial discrimination and sexism. How should we understand the difference between racial discrimination and sexism?

Sherman Alexie once said, “Don’t live up to your stereotypes” (Alexie). There are going to be some stereotypes that are false, but you shouldn’t try to change yourself to fit that statement. Sexism and discrimination can come from stereotypes, but they are not true because we are unique in many ways and we can be defined by one label.

The American milestone in turning point for women after facing sexist discrimination and being treaded as property to men to fulfill traditional duties. Women understood that only way of liberation is by laws that can protect their quality rights to be considered independent human being with legal equal rights not based on their gender.

Sexism is the prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex. Sexism is regarded mostly towards women. Sexism affects everyone but not effecting everyone evenly. For women, they suffer from sexism socially, educational, political, religious, social, etc. The idea of sexism is that the men have more power than the women. Women get judged differently than men do. Women get judged in the workplace which limits them to certain jobs. The stereotypes that women are under are unbelievable. Some stereotypes like women are bad drivers, women are bad at leadership, and that all women are good at cooking. I believe that sexism causes a break in our society that divides the two sexes apart from each other. Throughout St. John’s Prep, sexism is present with the female teachers. The workplace for women differs greatly from men. The Catholic Social teaching theme of community stands out most dominantly in the topic of sexism. Sexism effects women everyday in their life. They encounter obstacles that men don’t ever have to worry about. Throughout the idea of sexism, one must remember that the Catholic Social theme of community goes a long way in understanding that we are all equal in one body.

It occurs in marriage, family life and in the workplace (Gollnick & Chinn, page). A century ago, most women could not attend college, had no rights to property or their children, could not initiate a divorce, and were not allowed to smoke or drink. In modern society, women’s rights are now protected by law and do not face the inequalities that the women a century ago dealt with. With laws in place to protect women’s rights, many people believe that men and women are treated equally. Unfortunately, society has expectations about how men and women should think, look, and behave based on gender alone creating discrimination against one gender. Sexism continues to be reinforced in our society and some are unaware of the extent of the discrimination. Modern sexism is characterized by “the denial of continued discrimination, antagonism toward women's demands, and lack of support for policies designed to help women (for example, in education and work)” (Swim et al, 1995). Women may be unaware of the inequality in society, while men may be unaware of the privileges of being male. In modern society, women hold lower-status jobs, work for men, and receive lower wages than men in the same position (Gollnick &

Gender discrimination in the workplace is a recurring issue in businesses today. Employees are given the right by their employers to be protected from discrimination and inequality in the workplace. In just about every business setting today, men and women work together in the same fields, jobs, and projects. However, it has only been up until (relatively) recently that men and women have been in competition for the same jobs. With the predetermined assumptions of the different roles between both men and women, there can be the tendency to see bias in the workplace. Discrimination can occur in many ways and impact anyone within that organization.

Growing up I solemnly watched TV for entertainment purposes, never really thinking about some of the reoccurring themes I was seeing. It wasn’t until these past few years, that I have started to notice some, what may seem to be subtle, but actually blatantly obvious trends in the shows I was watching. Sexism, and gender inequality is quite present in many of the shows Americans are watching today, and that is an issue that needs to be addressed. Sexism can be seen in many ways, from minor insults made by characters, to the sexism, and gender binary, to the ratio of female actor, to male. Now, I am not telling you to stop watching or start boycotting some of your favorite shows, but it is good to notice where this popular issue can be

Gender discrimination against women is out of control across the world and seeps into many aspects of women 's lives. This discrimination harms women in two ways. First, women directly experience stressful events. The experience of sexism is so common that some research suggests women can experience one to two instances of everyday sexism. But women aren 't only harmed by sexism through the physical stress caused by others. They are harmed to the extent that they internalize and adopt these sexist attitudes that can manifest as poor self-concept. This negative self-concept often obvious on a subconscious level, as women and men will demonstrate automatic negative biases against women (Ferguson, 2013).