sexism

thumb|alt=A woman under arrest walking between two policemen |Suffragette [[Dora Thewlis was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in 1914 for campaigning for women's right to vote.]] Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, and may include the belief that one sex or gender is intrinsically superior to another. Extreme sexism may foster sexual harassment, rape, and other forms of sexual violence. Discrimination in this context is defined as discrimination toward people based on their gender identity or their gender or sex differences. Sexism refers to violation of equal opportunities (formal equality) based on gender or refers to violation of equality of outcomes based on gender, also called substantive equality. Sexism may arise from social or cultural customs and norms.

== Etymology and definitions == Sexism may be defined as discrimination, prejudice, or stereotyping based on gender, most often expressed toward women and girls. Sexism may also be defined as an ideology which holds that one sex (usually men) is superior to another (usually women).