Where did sexism originate from and why has it remained in the present day? Why has it not gone away sooner?
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A very long time ago, it was common for men to be the people who went out and hunted for food, while women stayed at home to take care of babies. This is because women (or, more specifically, people with the parts babies grown in) are typically the people who have to carry the babies and feed them. But women are also people, with goals and things they want to do that don’t have anything to do with babies! So in some cultures, when women tried to say “I want to work and do things I want to do that don’t have to do with babies,” men got upset because they didn’t like sharing their power. It felt good to them that they could make important decisions without women questioning them. So, they created ideas that women are “supposed” to act a certain way and do certain jobs. Women have been fighting this for thousands of years, but sexism still exists because many powerful men are afraid of losing their power. But women know that they need to have power if they are going to have their needs met, so they keep fighting.
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