Sexism is prejudice based on a person’s likeliness of sex or gender, which makes sexism coincide with gender discrimination. It can affect any gender, but historical facts and experiences have it that woman and girls are most affected by it. In fact, there are several historical facts pointing out that different countries treated their women differently. In line with Tyldesley, women in Ancient Egypt always were put behind the man’s role (husband, fathers); however, the women had property rights and were allowed to attend court (1995).
Then again, the written laws drafted in the Ancient Rome indicate that women were prevented from participating in the political process. They could neither vote nor hold political offices. In fact, everything
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They were near equal companions to males in their lives, such as husbands and brothers. However, they were still subjects to being concubines (Fell, 1984).
Importance of Sexism Discussion as a Topic
• People need to understand that we are all equal. Favoritism and unfairness should not be employed on someone just because they are of a different sex, race or gender that you are.
• The creating self-awareness that you as either male or female has rights and responsibilities. One needs to realize that they have freedom to express themselves without being dictated on what to do by
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The sexism prejudice goes further to between Latino men and women (Racism and Sexism 1989). One finds an organization filled with one race, one gender and that is how it’s promoted.
Solution
Literate people should start an awareness campaign where such organizations employees are taught and made to understand that skin color does not make a difference. They should learn to appreciate everyone as they are. Man or woman, black or white.
3. Sexism at Workplace
According to research carried out, the hypothesis states that women and minorities find it increasingly difficult to advance at higher levels of workplace power. Additionally, men are treated differently than women. You find that men are favored in terms of pay and ranks while women are treated as ‘wives’ (getting coffee, writing notes and being sent on errands)
Solution
Fairness should be employed. Women should be given a fair chance to prove themselves worth of positions that they apply. In line with the above three, government laws should also include rules and regulations against