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The Negative Effects Of Sexism In Marketing

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I. Abstract
Gender is a segmentation variable that has been in use for a long time in traditional marketing, particularly for the determination of consumer behavior. Customer satisfaction is of great importance in marketing and many researches have been done on this subject. However, success that has been regressed by gender discrimination has not been considered. In this context, advertisements that are still unsuccessful with sexism show the lack of research in this area. This study will investigate the effect of sexism on marketing and the perspective of the customers will be seen. The success will increase if companies act according to the point of view of the customers. Which shows how important this research is.
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