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Becker, Julia C.; Sibley, Chris G. (2015). "Sexism". In Nelson, Todd D. (ed.). Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination (2nd ed.). New York: Psychology Press. pp. 315–336. doi:10.4324/9780203361993-16. ISBN 978-0-203-36199-3.
Ku, Manwai C. (2010). "Sexism". In Levine, John M.; Hogg, Michael A. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Volume 2. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications. pp. 748–749. doi:10.4135/9781412972017.n229. ISBN 978-1-4129-4208-9. OL 24519983M.
Swim, Janet K.; Campbell, Bernadette (2001). "Sexism: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors" (PDF). In Brown, Rupert; Gaertner, Samuel L. (eds.). Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Intergroup Processes (1st ed.). Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers. pp. 218–237. doi:10.1002/9780470693421.ch11. ISBN 978-0-631-21062-7 – via ResearchGate.

A More Accurate Definition of Sexism

Instead of this definition (sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender), a better and more objective definition would be: Sexism is a subjective term that is used to refer to perceived prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender on the basis of one's subjective personal, societal or ideological beliefs or on the basis of societal or religious legal framework.

I hope someone incorporates it, I'm not right now eligible to make a change. 103.182.170.95 (talk) 14:45, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Point to a reliable source describing it in that manner. Binksternet (talk) 15:51, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Make the page less sexist/biased

Currently it promotes sexism against men! By only including evidence of men being sexist. 80.0.33.142 (talk) 05:04, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 05:19, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Cybersexism" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Cybersexism has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 February 25 § Cybersexism until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 15:40, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Consensus formulation

I remind that the wording Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls has been the consensus wording. Change this sentence in the preface can only be achieved on the basis of careful discussion. 1, 2. These edits non-consensually remove the statement that sexism can affect anyone, non-consensually contrast the concepts of "sexism" and "sex discrimination", and violate the logic of the presentation. There was no decision on the talk page that this proposal should be changed. To avoid Wikipedia:Edit warring, I urge to refrain from making non-consensus edits about "other sex based discriminations" and removing the phrase "sexism can affect anyone". Reprarina (talk) 14:54, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It seems like Peter Glick is a pretty mainstream source, and is even used in the definitions section of the article. Here's what he and Laurie A. Rudman write about defining sexism in The SAGE Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination: A better definition of sexism is bias based on gender categorization. This definition has the advantage of accommodating the fact that both men and women can be (and are) targets of sexism.

Let us also compare:

1. Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. 2. Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism primarily affects women and girls, but sex or gender identity discrimination can affect anyone, such as discrimination against non-binary people, discrimination against men or transphobia.

2 is not only grammatically worse, it breaks the logic of the presentation. In the first sentence, we defined sexism as prejudice and discrimination. Not as a separate type of such discrimination, but as prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender in general. Therefore, subsequent sentences in a paragraph must be logically connected to the first.--Reprarina (talk) 15:19, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

One of the most recent sources: Campbell Leaper and Brenda C. Gutierrez. "Sexism and gender-based discrimination." Encyclopedia of adolescence (2024): 545-561. The source states that: "Sexism most negatively affects cisgender, heterosexual girls and women, sexual- and gender-minoritized youths, and gender-nonconforming cisgender boys and men. However, it also has negative consequences for gender-conforming cisgender, heterosexual boys and men." This formulation is also more in favor of preserving the phrase sexism can affect anone.--Reprarina (talk) 15:34, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]