Sexism In Modern Society

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Sexism Discrimination based on gender and the stereotypes has been going on for several of years, whether if one knew it or not. One huge issue that this world is still dealing with is sexism. People think that since this behavior has been going on for a while, that it shouldn’t be taken seriously. Ever since feminists started to stand and speak up, sexism is not treated as bad as racism. Individuals believe that sexism no longer exist because women have their “rights;” sexism does exist and, in fact, it is one of the worst flaws of modern society. To begin with, sexism has a detrimental impact on people’s daily lives; in particular, it limits them from pursuing their personal interest. Everyday a female or male gets degraded because of …show more content…

Stereotyping is an extensive part of sexism. Society believes that females should be doing what is “ladylike” and males should be doing “manly things.” In an interview, “Gabby Logan yesterday said that female TV sports presenters are treated like 'window dressing ' compared to their male counterparts” (Rice). Women are being judged based on their looks and not their talent while men are noticed for their talent rather than their appearances. Sexism is a major problem because if a girl gets raped or anything harmfully happens to them, people will blame the way they dressed or acted. They put all the blame on the victim rather than the suspect because if she didn’t want that to happen, then she should’ve dressed properly or covered up more. If a man shows more skin, it’s not taken seriously as when a woman shows skin. Moreover, when a man gets raped by a woman, instead of helping out, others judge him because he wasn’t strong enough to defend himself. This stereotyping affects people’s lives, especially women because it’s difficult for women to get jobs. For instance, “Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, but their ubiquity doesn’t protect them from gendered discrimination and sexual harassment, especially in male-dominated work environments” (Adams). Discrimination does happen to both men and women, but it happens to be that it mainly affects the

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