Breaking: Gender discrimination and power equals sexism

[Natasha]

Breaking: Gender discrimination and power equals sexism

http://feministing.com/2011/08/30/breaking-gender-discrimination-and-power-equals-sexism/
8/30/11
By Samhita

If women are not negotiating in the world of business as aggressively as they could on behalf of themselves it is most likely because they are called a bitch when they do and/or they have internalized the belief that they are not able to. That is not a personal failing but a response to a culture of sexism. So, we can just bury the hatchet with this one: sexism is a product gender discrimination and power together, they survive off each other and without dismantling one, we can't dismantle the other.

[SarahLynn]

There is a recent TED talk from the COO of Facebook about women leaders that shines some light on the some of the threads affecting this issue. It was a fascinating talk. I won't post a link for it. Google "Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders" it's a 2011 talk.

[Lisbeth]

Whether this is breaking news or not, the exercise is left to the reader. But it has long been known that...

Racial discrimination + power = racism

Gender discrimination + power = sexism

Sexual orientation discrimination + power = homophobia

Gender identity discrimination + power = transphobia