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Alexander v. Yale
Alexander v. Yale was the first use of Title IX in charges of sexual harassment against an educational institution.
Alexander v. Yale was the first use of Title IX in charges of sexual harassment against an educational institution.
All-women shortlists
The use of all-women shortlists (AWS) is the political practice intended to increase the proportion of female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom by allowing only women to st...
The use of all-women shortlists (AWS) is the political practice intended to increase the proportion of female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom by allowing only women to st...
Ambivalent sexism
Ambivalent sexism is a theoretical concept developed by Peter Glick and Susan Fiske designed to further develop the study and understanding.
Ambivalent sexism is a theoretical concept developed by Peter Glick and Susan Fiske designed to further develop the study and understanding.
Angelfood McSpade
Angelfood McSpade is a comic book character created and drawn by the 1960s counter culture and underground comix artist Robert Crumb.
Angelfood McSpade is a comic book character created and drawn by the 1960s counter culture and underground comix artist Robert Crumb.
Aristotle's views on women
Aristotle's views on women is an important topic in women's history, largely because of the Greek philosopher's influence on later Western thinkers, who quoted him as an authority until the end ...
Aristotle's views on women is an important topic in women's history, largely because of the Greek philosopher's influence on later Western thinkers, who quoted him as an authority until the end ...
Auto insurance risk selection
Auto insurance risk selection is the process by which vehicle insurers determine whether or not to insure an individual and what insurance premium to charge.
Auto insurance risk selection is the process by which vehicle insurers determine whether or not to insure an individual and what insurance premium to charge.
Barbie syndrome
Barbie syndrome is a term used to loosely describe the desire to have a physical appearance and lifestyle representative of the Barbie doll.
Barbie syndrome is a term used to loosely describe the desire to have a physical appearance and lifestyle representative of the Barbie doll.
Because I Am a Girl (campaign)
Because I Am a Girl is a campaign by the aid organization Plan.
Because I Am a Girl is a campaign by the aid organization Plan.
Blonde stereotype
The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects.
The blonde stereotype, the stereotypical perception of blond-haired women, has two aspects.
Cishomonormativity
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Domestic-public dichotomy
Domestic-public dichotomy refers to the divisions between men's roles and women's roles in life.
Domestic-public dichotomy refers to the divisions between men's roles and women's roles in life.
Equal Marguerite
Equal Marguerite is a European program with the following aim : to manage initiatives aimed at fighting discrimination and disparities on the labour market for parents.
Equal Marguerite is a European program with the following aim : to manage initiatives aimed at fighting discrimination and disparities on the labour market for parents.
Female body shape
Female body shape or figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure (her build) and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body.
Female body shape or figure is the cumulative product of a woman's skeletal structure (her build) and the quantity and distribution of muscle and fat on the body.
Gender inequality
Gender inequality refers to disparity between individuals due to gender.
Gender inequality refers to disparity between individuals due to gender.
Heteronormativity
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Honor killing
An honor killing, or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upo...
An honor killing, or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upo...
Hostile environment sexual harassment
In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other ...
In employment law, hostile environment sexual harassment refers to a situation where employees in a workplace are subject to a pattern of exposure to unwanted sexual behavior from persons other ...
Human rights in Saudi Arabia
Human rights in Saudi Arabia are intended to be based on Islamic religious laws under rule of the Saudi royal family.
Human rights in Saudi Arabia are intended to be based on Islamic religious laws under rule of the Saudi royal family.
Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.
Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States, filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the EVTAC...
Lois E. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. was the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the United States, filed in 1988 on behalf of Lois Jenson and other female workers at the EVTAC...
Kinder, Küche, Kirche
Kinder, Küche, Kirche, or the 3 K’s, is a slogan translated as “children, kitchen, church”.
Kinder, Küche, Kirche, or the 3 K’s, is a slogan translated as “children, kitchen, church”.
Ladies' night
A ladies' night is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons pay less than male patrons for the cover charge or drinks.
A ladies' night is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons pay less than male patrons for the cover charge or drinks.
Madonna-whore complex
In Freudian psychoanalysis, a Madonna–whore complex is a psychological complex that is said to develop in the human male.
In Freudian psychoanalysis, a Madonna–whore complex is a psychological complex that is said to develop in the human male.
Madonna–whore complex
In Freudian psychoanalysis, a Madonna–whore complex is a psychological complex that is said to develop in the human male.
In Freudian psychoanalysis, a Madonna–whore complex is a psychological complex that is said to develop in the human male.
Magdalene asylum
Magdalene asylums were institutions of the 19th and 20th centuries for so-called "fallen women".
Magdalene asylums were institutions of the 19th and 20th centuries for so-called "fallen women".
Man flu
Man flu is a pejorative term that refers to the idea many men, when they have a cold, exaggerate and claim they have the flu — the implication being that women do not do so.
Man flu is a pejorative term that refers to the idea many men, when they have a cold, exaggerate and claim they have the flu — the implication being that women do not do so.
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), marked the United States Supreme Court's recognition of certain forms of sexual harassment as a violation of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Titl...
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), marked the United States Supreme Court's recognition of certain forms of sexual harassment as a violation of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Titl...
Missing white woman syndrome
Missing white woman syndrome is a term used by some media and social critics to describe the disproportionate degree of coverage in television, radio, newspaper and magazine reporting of an adve...
Missing white woman syndrome is a term used by some media and social critics to describe the disproportionate degree of coverage in television, radio, newspaper and magazine reporting of an adve...
Nathanson and Young
Paul Nathanson & Katherine K. Young are religious studies academics and co-researchers for a projecfunded by the Canadian government, Donner Canadian Foundation and the Social Sciences and...
Paul Nathanson & Katherine K. Young are religious studies academics and co-researchers for a projecfunded by the Canadian government, Donner Canadian Foundation and the Social Sciences and...
Occupational inequality
Occupational inequality is the unequal treatment of people based on gender or race in the workplace.
Occupational inequality is the unequal treatment of people based on gender or race in the workplace.
Occupational segregation
Occupational segregation is an economic term used to describe the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs.
Occupational segregation is an economic term used to describe the distribution of people based upon demographic characteristics, most often gender, both across and within occupations and jobs.
Occupational sexism
Occupational sexism refers to any discriminatory practices, statements, actions, etc.
Occupational sexism refers to any discriminatory practices, statements, actions, etc.
Problem Solved
Problem Solved is a controversial slogan on a t-shirt designed by Route 66 Attitude, a clothing line sold by major U.S. department store Kmart.
Problem Solved is a controversial slogan on a t-shirt designed by Route 66 Attitude, a clothing line sold by major U.S. department store Kmart.
Right to equal protection
The Right to Equal Protection is a concept that was introduced to into the Constitution of the United States during the American Civil War.
The Right to Equal Protection is a concept that was introduced to into the Constitution of the United States during the American Civil War.
Role Congruity Theory
The role congruity theory proposes that a group will be positively evaluated when its characteristics are recognized as aligning with that group’s typical social roles (Eagly & Diekman, 2005).
The role congruity theory proposes that a group will be positively evaluated when its characteristics are recognized as aligning with that group’s typical social roles (Eagly & Diekman, 2005).
Rostker v. Goldberg
Rostker v. Goldberg, 453 U.S. 57 (1981), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the practice of requiring only men to register for the draft was constitutional.
Rostker v. Goldberg, 453 U.S. 57 (1981), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court holding that the practice of requiring only men to register for the draft was constitutional.
SCUM Manifesto
The SCUM Manifesto is a radical feminist manifesto written in 1967 by Valerie Solanas and urging women to "overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation...
The SCUM Manifesto is a radical feminist manifesto written in 1967 by Valerie Solanas and urging women to "overthrow the government, eliminate the money system, institute complete automation...
Sexism in academia
Sexism in academia persists as a vestige of pre-twentieth science being a male-dominated field and women being discouraged or prevented from getting an education.
Sexism in academia persists as a vestige of pre-twentieth science being a male-dominated field and women being discouraged or prevented from getting an education.
Sexual assault
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent.
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent.
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
Sexual slavery
Sexual slavery is when unwilling people are coerced into slavery for sexual exploitation.
Sexual slavery is when unwilling people are coerced into slavery for sexual exploitation.
Testosterone poisoning
Testosterone poisoning is a pejorative neologism that refers not to actual poisoning, but to a negative perception of stereotypical aspects of male behavior.
Testosterone poisoning is a pejorative neologism that refers not to actual poisoning, but to a negative perception of stereotypical aspects of male behavior.
Topfreedom
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that men and bo...
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that men and bo...
Transphobia
Transphobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity.
Transphobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity.
Two Cs in a K
Two Cs in a K, or sometimes, more graphically, Two Cunts in a Kitchen, is slang used within the advertising industry for a type of television commercial.
Two Cs in a K, or sometimes, more graphically, Two Cunts in a Kitchen, is slang used within the advertising industry for a type of television commercial.
Two Cunts in a Kitchen
Two Cunts in a Kitchen, or sometimes, less graphically Two Cs in a K, is slang used within the advertising industry for a type of television commercial.
Two Cunts in a Kitchen, or sometimes, less graphically Two Cs in a K, is slang used within the advertising industry for a type of television commercial.
Wife selling (Chinese custom)
The Chinese custom of wife selling or selling a divorce has a long history, spanning both the Imperial and Modern eras.
The Chinese custom of wife selling or selling a divorce has a long history, spanning both the Imperial and Modern eras.
Women are wonderful
The Women are Wonderful Effect describes the phenomenon found in psychological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with the social category of women compared men.
The Women are Wonderful Effect describes the phenomenon found in psychological research which suggests that people associate more positive attributes with the social category of women compared men.
Women in Refrigerators
Women in Refrigerators is a website that was created in 1999 by a group of comic book fans.
Women in Refrigerators is a website that was created in 1999 by a group of comic book fans.
Women-only passenger car
Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars intended for women only.
Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars intended for women only.