sexism
sexism — 名詞
1. judging or treating someone — most often a woman — according to what society bel
性別歧視
基於性別的不公平對待或偏見
judging or treating someone — most often a woman — according to what society believes their sex ought to be like, rather than by their actual qualities or abilities. This can range from casual comments to hiring bias and unequal pay.
Arjun said the company's hiring showed sexism because male applicants were almost always chosen over qualified women.
Arjun 認為公司的招聘方式顯示出性別歧視，因為男性應徵者幾乎總是優先於符合資格的女性。
collocation: sexism in hiring / workplace
Femi was surprised to hear his grandmother describe the sexism she had faced as a young doctor in the 1960s.
Femi 聽到祖母描述她在 1960 年代擔任年輕醫生時所面對的性別歧視，感到非常驚訝。
The school introduced a new programme to teach students how to recognise sexism in textbooks, advertisements, and everyday conversation.
學校推出了一項新課程，教導學生如何在教科書、廣告以及日常對話中辨識性別歧視。
Women in the engineering team said that sexism made it harder for them to get their ideas heard during meetings.
工程團隊中的女性表示，性別歧視讓她們在會議中更難讓自己的想法被聽見。
Putri wrote a blog post about the subtle forms of sexism that female students experience in science classes.
Putri 寫了一篇部落格文章，探討女學生在科學課堂上所經歷的隱性性別歧視。
- gender discrimination
more formal and narrower — focuses on actions (hiring, pay) rather than attitudes
- prejudice
broader term that includes any unfair bias, not only based on sex
- misogyny
stronger and more hostile — refers specifically to hatred of women, not just unequal treatment
- gender equality
the opposite condition: equal rights, opportunities, and respect for all sexes
- feminism
not strictly an antonym, but the movement that actively opposes sexism
文法句型
noun used without article
often followed by 'against' + group
用法筆記
Unlike 'sex discrimination' (a legal term), 'sexism' more often refers to attitudes, assumptions, and social patterns. It is frequently used with 'against' to name the target group, e.g. 'sexism against women'.