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  2. Gender inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Native American women earn significantly less than other women and men in the country. On average, it would take a Native American woman an additional 9 months to receive the same annual salary as a white man. [82] In addition, the average Native American woman earns approximately $0.58 per every individual dollar a white man earns. [83]

  3. Jessica Pan - Wikipedia

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    Much of Pan's work focuses on the role of sexism and other forms of discrimination on labor market outcomes. In work with Emir Kamenica and Marianne Bertrand in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, [9] Pan shows that there are few marriages in which women earn more than their husbands, with divorce rates increasing when women begin to earn more.

  4. Gender inequality - Wikipedia

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    Gender inequality is a result of the persistent discrimination of one group of people based upon gender and it manifests itself differently according to race, culture, politics, country, and economic situation. While gender discrimination happens to both men and women in individual situations, discrimination against women is more common.

  5. Sexism - Wikipedia

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    According to the study, when sexism is presented in a humorous manner it is viewed as tolerable and socially acceptable: "Disparagement of women through humor 'freed' sexist participants from having to conform to the more general and more restrictive norms regarding discrimination against women." [196]

  6. Ambivalent sexism - Wikipedia

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    Ambivalent sexism is a theoretical framework which posits that sexism has two sub-components: hostile sexism (HS) [1] and benevolent sexism (BS). [1] Hostile sexism reflects overtly negative evaluations and stereotypes about a gender (e.g., the ideas that women are incompetent and inferior to men).

  7. Occupational sexism - Wikipedia

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    Occupational sexism is caused by the social role theory and different stereotypes in society. The social role theory has many effects on women, many of them pertaining to occupations. Before World War II, women were usually found in the home, performing traditionally womanly duties such as cooking, cleaning, and taking care of children. [4]

  8. How will sexism impact Harris's presidential campaign? - AOL

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    In the wake of Trump's election, the historic Women's March and the growing #MeToo movement brought renewed attention to women's issues, which prompted more Democratic women to run for office ...

  9. Feminism and racism - Wikipedia

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    Similar to Black and Asian American women, Native American women have a unique set of challenges that are often unacknowledged by the mainstream feminist movement. Native American groups are primarily focused on issues surrounding land use and colonialism, but the presence of sexism has consistently been an issue for women activists as well. [16]