‘SEXISM’

Discrimination based on one’s sex; an ideology that justifies and supports male dominant social relations

MISOGYNY - against women

MISANDRY - against men

‘MISOGYNY’

Systems and environments which control / punish women who challenge, and thus enforces, male dominance

‘PATRIARCHY’

A social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. 

Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.

‘SEX’

Biological fact of being “male”, “female”, or “intersex”

‘GENDER’

Cultural idea of being “masculine”, “feminine”, both or neither (to varying degrees) 

‘GENDER IDENTITY’

Personal experience of one’s gender (“woman”, “man”, “agender”, “androgynous”, “genderqueer”, …)

Gender Identity & Expression Map

‘SEXUALITY’

Content of one's desires, experiences, and orientation

‘SEXUAL IDENTITY’

self-ascribed label of sexuality

Comparison Chart: Theories of Sex, Gender, & Sexuality