sexism

Noun

sexism (countable and uncountable, plural sexisms)

1. The belief that people of one sex (or gender) are inherently different from those of another sex, and generally that one sex is superior to others.
   • The notion that either gender is superior is sexism.
   • Beyond the glaring sexism inherent in suggesting that women's brains are so different from men's that they can't think properly, Musk lending credence to this dogshit hypothesis is incredibly goofy given that he and his audience of supposedly "high-T" men seem far more likely to fall in line with...2024 September 3, Noor Al-Sibai, “Elon Musk Suggests That Government Should Be Replaced by Dudes With High Testosterone”, in The Byte
2. Discrimination against, or different treatment of, people on the basis of sex or gender, including the expectation that people should adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex; (in particular, especially) discrimination against women.
   • The fact that there is only one woman in a management position in that company makes it easy to believe that sexism runs rampant there.
   • The sexism of making and promoting violent films for men and romantic comedies for women.