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英國第一家脫衣舞廳（Lap dance club）1995年開業，現在全國各地共有300多家，倫敦有50多家。 福西特協會說，這給商業文化帶來了巨大衝擊：現在，請看脫衣舞，正在成為公司款待客戶越來越普遍的方式。 福西特協會認為，這深化了職業場所中把女性"性化"的"破壞性文化"。在倫敦的金融城更是如此，因為城中的性騷擾、性歧視已然嚴重到了"令人擔心"的程度。 4月起，福西特協會發動了一場名為"慾望金融城"（Sexism in the City）的運動，目的之一就是要將脫衣舞廳從"商業會晤場所"的名錄上開除出去。

sexist 

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛksɪst/ 

ADJECTIVE  1965

Relating to or characterized by prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex:his attitude to women is patronizing and sexista blatantly sexist remark

More example sentences

NOUN

A person with sexist views:I want to make it clear that I’m certainly not a sexistold-boy networks of sexists who won’t hire women

sexism 

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛksɪz(ə)m/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex:sexism in language is an offensive reminder of the way the culture sees women

sexism

(sĕk'sĭz'əm) 

n.

1. Discrimination based on gender, especially discrimination against women.
2. Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.

sexist sex'ist adj. & n.