The term was defined by Pauline Leet in 1965. She defined it as: "...both of them [racism and sexism] are making decisions and coming to conclusions about some

The term was defined by Pauline Leet in 1965. She defined it as: "...both of them [racism and sexism] are making decisions and coming to conclusions about someone’s value by referring to factors which are in both cases irrelevant." (This is in the context of a poetry group, so "value" most likely refers to ability to create good poetry.) The first time it appeared in print (by Caroline Bird) it was defined as: "Sexism is judging people by their sex when sex doesn't matter." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism#Etymology_and_definitions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism#Etymology_and_definitio... If you think this is wrong, by all means cite some sources and update wikipedia. It may be the case that academic usage has shifted, but lay usage has not.