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SEXISM AND THE SOCIETY

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Sexism in a society is most commonly applied against women and girls. It is a topic that is often talked about in the society that women and men are opposite, with widely different and complementary roles: women are the weaker sex and less capable than men, especially in the realm of logic and rational reasoning. There is also a lot of talk in society about giving equal place to women and men. SEXISM       Sexism, prejudice or discrimination based on gender, especially against women and girls. Sexism can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable than another sex. It imposes limits on what men and boys can and should do and what women and girls can and should do. It functions to maintain patriarchy, or male domination, through ideological and material practices of individuals, collectives, and institutions that oppress women and girls on the basis of gender. Such oppression usually takes the forms of economic exploitation and social domination. Sexist b...