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- SEXÍSM s. n. ansamblul mişcărilor de emancipare feminine pentru a desemna atitudinea şi poziţia socială dominatoare a bărbaţilor în societate. (< fr. sexisme)Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN
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sexism — UK US /ˈseksɪzəm/ noun [U] DISAPPROVING HR, WORKPLACE ► treatment of men and women based on the belief that particular jobs and activities are suitable only for men and others are suitable only for women: »The company is facing accusations of… … Financial and business terms
sexism — is unfair discrimination on the basis of sex. It ranges from the blatant to the covert: as, for example, when a token woman is appointed so that an employer appears to be committed to a policy of equal opportunities. Sexism occurs at different… … Dictionary of sociology
sexism — 1968; see SEXIST (Cf. sexist) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
sexism — [n] sex discrimination bias, bigotry, chauvinism, inequality, inequity, partiality, prejudice; concepts 29,689 … New thesaurus
sexism — ► NOUN ▪ prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. DERIVATIVES sexist adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
sexism — ☆ sexism [seks′iz΄əm ] n. [ SEX + (RAC)ISM] discrimination against people on the basis of sex; specif., discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, women sexist adj., n … English World dictionary
Sexism — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms … Wikipedia
sexism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blatant, rampant ▪ She was shocked by his blatant sexism. ▪ Sexism is rampant in many institutions. VERB + SEXISM ▪ fight … Collocations dictionary
sexism — noun a) The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to people of the other sex or gender. The notion that either gender is smarter or stronger is sexism. b) Unfair treatment or discrimination based on a difference of sex… … Wiktionary
sexism — [[t]se̱ksɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Sexism is the belief that the members of one sex, usually women, are less intelligent or less capable than those of the other sex and need not be treated equally. It is also the behaviour which is the result of this… … English dictionary
