Janet Holmes

Sexism: the exploitation of one group by another on the basis of sex. When women are discriminated against because they are women. Where women are relatively disadvantaged and men relatively advantaged because of their respective sexes. Sexism is also sex-role stereotyping; where women are portrayed as weak, 'fragile', 'indecisive', 'less intelligent' and 'without resources'. When the only roles they are seen to play are 'mother, 'housewife', 'willing servant of others', and as dependents. Sexism is as subtle as the automatic use of the male pronoun and as blatant as a rape. In all its from sexism is insidious and must constantly be fought.