Reverse sexism

Reverse sexism in a broader sense refers to sexism directed towards the dominant sex and in a narrower sense to sexism against men.[1]

Term

The term is modeled from the term reverse racism and thereby tries to draw analogies with some of its purported aspects such as affirmative action.[2] The term has also drawn comparison with the term reverse ethnocentrism wherein a correspondence was delineated with discrimination directed at Anglos.[3]

Overview

Due to an apparent male dominance, the term usually entails sexism by women towards men.[4] In more rigid forms, this stance assumes that the historic imbalance in favor of men in the contemporary era is no longer applicable,[5] or when women are viewed as the superior gender or sex.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Neely, Carol Thomas (1981). Feminist modes of shakespearean criticism: Compensatory, justificatory, transformational. p. 3-15.
  2. ↑ Zack, Naomi (2016). Race/Sex: Their Sameness, Difference and Interplay. p. 46.
  3. ↑ Ward, Amanda (2013). Handbook of Social Psychology. p. 496.
  4. ↑ Deji, Olanike (2011). Gender and Rural Development: Introduction. p. 48.
  5. ↑ Sociological Abstracts: Supplement — Issues 67-77. 1977. p. 202.
  6. ↑ Collins, Georgia (1984). Women, art, and education. p. 14.
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