Word: sexism
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...occurred to me that there were so many things going on [racism, sexism and language barriers] that there was no way taking the kids out for ice cream was going to change long-range what the issues were," says Adiele, the former coordinator of Education for Action and now a visiting professor at Framingham State College...
...There] are in fact quite significant cultural barriers in the political process," former prime minister of Canada Kim Campbell said during the panel discussion. While "blatant sexism is less common now, ... we have a built-in perception of who should...
Some viewers are protesting that The First Wives Club does little more than perpetuate destructive myths about human behavior. "It's raw sexism," insists David Usher, who helps edit a men's magazine, The Liberator. "We stereotype men and women, and they act out these stereotypes, and it goes straight into the divorce courts...
...suffering in the world. However, instead of decreasing suffering, they are simply trading others' lives for an abstract, ill-defined principle. PETA believes that humans have no rights to use other animals for research because they are being discriminatory on the basis of species, much like racism or sexism. By decreasing the temporary suffering of a few laboratory rats, they are condemning humans to suffering permanently...
...certainly do. I need not launch another campaign against Calvin Klein to make the point that thinness is in. Whether we like it or not, in this country, a weight craze is increasingly widespread. While each gender is undoubtedly affected differently, this article does not seek to examine the sexism pervading the issue of weight and physique. Societal chauvinism is inevitable and such a discussion would require at the very least its own editorial. But in the U.S., maintaining a low weight is not merely a social pressure, but a piece of medical advice. Doctors and nutritionists alike emphasize...