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Please define "sexism" then.

• pron 9y ago
  It is a social dynamics (or the state of a society where this dynamics exists) that causes women to have significantly less power[1] than men. That dynamics is, of course, discriminatory, but the discrimination is not necessarily legal or bureaucratic; it may well be in attitude, pressure, education etc. Occasionally, this discriminatory treatment is due to misogyny (disdain or disrespect of women), but much more often it is unconscious. This is why the first defense against sexism is knowing what it is and learning to see it, and why I like comparing it to germs. They're there, but we need to look for them to see them. [1]: Power is one of the most important concepts in the social studies. I've already provided a link to the definition(s), but here it is again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_(social_and_political) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_(social_and_political) No one should engage in a debate over social matters unless they at least know what power means (which is covered pretty well on Wikipedia). That's like debating physics without knowing what force, mass or energy are.