Men: Give some examples of sexism you've encountered from women. Women: How have you been sexist towards men?

I have to agree with Joanie Pony......women have ruined men. Women wanna be in charge of the relationship and wanna tell men what to do and how to do it and it's ridiculous. It seems that women are so consumed with trying to beat men at their own game or prove they can do whatever a man can that they don't realize they're sexist, power hungry female pigs and in the process are releasing men from a lot of time honored responsibilities. It makes me sick.

I personally try to avoid being this kind of woman but the men I encounter have usually been in relationships with these God awful sexist women. So of course they feel like they HAVE to go above and beyond to get in touch with their feminine side. The funny thing is that women always want men to understand women but women don't wanna understand men. When was the last time you saw articles or books entitled "Women, what not to say to men" or "How to raise your little girl into a better woman that men will love" or 'Wives, how to make your husbands happy". I've seen articles like these but they were telling men how to treat women.

JohnnyK makes a good point. I've noticed over the years that women are the most vile on the job. Making sexual comments that are definitely sexual harrassment. They say the most degrading things about men and expect you to agree with it. I find men on the job to be very respectful and when you do encounter a problem with men, you can talk it over with em and they take it well...women on the other hand.......well that's just an entirely different story!

Eleanor B... I prefer working with men because women are too vindictive and too difficult to work with. They bring way too much of their personal business to work and blame you when things aren't going well in their personal lives and lets not even talk about how jealous they are. Give me men over women any day!

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You made some great points. Wish more men like you would speak out about misandry and how some women are total jerks. Good job!

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Men: Give some examples of sexism you've encountered from women. Women: How have you been sexist towards men?

Rarely do we look at sexism from women directed at men.

I think it's safe to say that as a male in the U.S., I encounter anti-male sexism from women on almost a daily basis, be it overt or low-key.

I think most men here will agree that in this day in age, there are far more sexist women...

Sexism Toward Men

I am a fit lean muscular white male in the United States. I'm always looked at like I'm a rapist and a lot of times women and even feminine men take extra steps to try and avoid me. Feminism demonizes men and victimizes women.

I hope that I've never acted in a way that was sexist toward men. It's something I'm acutely aware of and angered by, and I try to be conscious of my own actions and treat men the way I'd like them to treat me. I open doors for male strangers if I get there first, I do my share of the manual labor at work instead of making the guys do it, and would not be caught dead wearing one of the anti-boy shirts you mentioned.

I really wish the women who act this way could see how hypocritical and counterproductive their attitudes are. If you want to be respected and treated like a human being, then you have to give others the same courtesy. Sexist behavior, no matter who it is against, creates resentment and helps solidify the "us vs. them" mentality that a lot of people already have.

At my work women are allowed to wear shorts, skirts and open toed shoes but men must wear pants and shoes. I asked my boss about his sexist policy and he actually defended it by saying "I don't have a problem with the women wearing shorts, only the men".

If women can show their legs, men should be able to do the same. Or if men have to cover their legs, women should have to as well!

Stop sexism at work!

I don’t know if this qualifies as sexism, but at my office we use a water cooler that has these two foot tall water bottles that are awkward to take the top off, turn over, and place in the cooler. Because they are slightly heavy, I have asked a man to do this, as it is difficult for me to do. What makes this potentially sexist is that it assumes the man is strong enough to do so, and does not take into account he may have a back condition that might prevent him from being able to do so.

Or he just doesn’t want to get water all over him…

I have worked in an all-female environment twice and I wouldn't recommend it. The first time I just had to deal with corny sexual remarks - this didn't bother me much. However the second place was pretty nasty: several of the women had serious issues with men and complaining about men in general or ex-husbands etc was pretty much the only conversation. I was foolish enough to question whether 'men are idiots' (or whatever the particular comment was) and life was not pleasant for me from that point until I left soon afterwards.

Did I complain? Of course not - prejudice against men is not seen as a real prejudice. Anyway, I'm a man so its presumed I can take it, whereas a woman of course needs to be protected from experiences like this. Yes, there is a double standard regarding sexism and sexist remarks.

This looks like veiled woman bashing. There is nothing wrong with women wanting equality and expecting that men respect them. I'm glad that my husband is a new age man who can work more than full time but still help out around the house and not spend all weekend with "the guys." The sexism against women still outweighs any "sexism" against men.

This is a multi-faceted issue, and there are many ways in which the idea of women being sexist towards men could be read.

Either a man can be treated as a 'stereotypical' male - i.e. because you are a man, you must like sports and sex and beer, come and lift this heavy thing for me and I'll bat my eyelashes a bit, if you don't fit this typecast, you must be gay. This is sexist, but doesn't always come across in a negative way, and is frequently used in flirting patterns, with offense unintended - indeed perhaps flattery intended.

Or a man could be treated with contempt due to his sex, for example - all men are cheating b*stards, they only think about one thing, you can't trust them, they keep their brains in their pants and are only good for woodwork. This is very much the view of the Bridget Jones generation, and commonly attributed to feminists. It's very superficial, but unfortunately as we are all flawed, there are always going to be some men who keep fitting this stereotype and re-affirming angry women's negative views.

However, the third way is a kind of flip-side of male chauvinism - when a woman might use a man for sex, or only see him 'for his body', not caring about their feelings, thinking that as he is a man, he must not mind this kind of thing.

I think we are all guilty of this kind of generalising, if only in flashes and not really when we think deeply and honestly about the issue - however I disagree with your statement that there are more sexist women than sexist men. While overt misogyny is taboo, just as misandry can be subtle, as can misogyny, for example with the common 'virgin/whore' complex running through society. I don't think it can be simplified into 'more sexist women than men'. Your point as a whole is very valid though.

Interesting question :)

Definitely the ability of women to slap men and get away with it (see above answer). It has reached a point where so much as asking some women the time gets the police on your back if you have the 'wrong' face.