Discussions of sexism are commonplace in public discourse. And despite government policies aimed to ensure equality between women and men, the problem persists. Even if in your immediate environment, sexism seems to be gone for good, you may be thinking of sexism in its classical sense.

Experts say that more discreet forms remain, and benevolent sexism is one of them. Benevolent sexism is part of another theory presented by Peter Glick and Susan Fiske in 1996. The two scholars coined the term ambivalent sexism, defined as the coexistence of hostile sexism and benevolent sexism toward women. Within that concept, hostile sexism refers to explicitly negative attitudes to individuals who violate traditional gender roles.

Can a form of prejudice really be benevolent? What kind of remarks, for example? But something called benevolent can’t be too harmful, can it? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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