sexism in society theme

also known as: gender discrimination

Prejudice against someone because of their gender is featured.

52 total · 4 choice · 12 major · 36 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds92x07 choice Pel disguised herself as a Ferengi male in order to be taken seriously; Rom and the other Ferengi dismissed Jadzia's space poker skills because she was a woman
ds93x23 choice Quark's mother was charged by Ferengi authorities with the crime of running a business for profit, which was the exclusive right of Ferengi males. Ferengi females were also expected to serve dinner and refrain from wearing clothes and traveling.
ds96x23 choice Quark and Brunt opposed Zek's reforms about women being able to wear clothes in Ferengi society
novel: Herland (1915) choice Terry consistently underestimated the ability of the Herland females to run an advanced society owing to his internalized view that men are superior to women. In one example of this Terry boasted that a female-only society would be very primitive prior to him, Van, and Jeff discovering Herland.
ds95x20 major Brunt was morally outraged at the prospect of a Ferengi female earning profit; Ishka pushed for equal rights for Ferengi females
ent2x22 major Tucker felt the Cogenitor was subject to gender inequality in its society.
futurama3x01 major The fembot spoke of moving to the Amazonian planet to escape from a planet ruled by menbots.
movie: Born in Flames (1983) major The government, and society more generally, was undermining the economic and social position of women and minorities. And attention was called to various modes of institutional discrimination against women, including selective government cutbacks to important women's social programs.
movie: Flatland (2007) major The women of Flatland being ditsy lines under the domination of polygonic men is understood to be a satire on latent sexist tendencies in society.
movie: Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980) major The men of Stepford were unanimous in the conviction that the natural order of things was for women to be in the home.