They are not, no more than any other group of people.

This prior answer below is an excellent example of stereotypical and offensive racial bigotry and gender/sexism bias, and is totally incorrect:

Blacks typically come from low income households. Low income households generally do not make enough to feed all of their children, so black children are especially hostile because their parents can't afford proper food for them. On another note, Blacks are typically single parents. Black females make bad decisions roughly at the young age of 16 and get impregnated with multiple children. These children, of course, lack all sense of discipline and get ... [okay, THAT's enough!]

See the related question below about why blacks are tough, for more information about bigotry and stereotyping this way.

The women's movement is a social movement.

it happened because hobos rule

many women joined the abolitionist movement. as these women worked to end slavery they noticed how few rights they had to. so both black and white abolitionist men and women joined the struggle for womens rights

Gloria Steinem

This is for Odyssey Ware

Progressive women held extensive campaigns throughout the country lobbying to get the vote. They also used the constitution's goal of equality to argue that women should be allowed to vote.

Some people are sexist simply because of their upbringing, sadly. Others are sexist because of personal contemplations and judgemental habits. By making some kind of sexist remark (speaking seriously, or even jokingly) someone reveals a large part of their personality as well as who he/she is as a human. So there you have it.
So many people are sexist either because they get pleasure in making the other sex mad or just truly believe they are better. There is also the fact there doing it to fit in.

Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem are two "second-wave feminists." The first wave of feminism began in the mid-1800s (starting in 1848, at Seneca Falls, NY). Many people believe the second wave began when Betty Friedan published her book "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963. Throughout the 1960s and beyond, Friedan and Steinem were leaders of the social movement that came to be called "women's liberation." The two women came from very different backgrounds and life stories, but they worked together tirelessly to improve conditions for women and to fight against sexism in the popular culture.

she was a champion of women's rights in the vein of Betty Friedan and the like, remembered for her activism and was the face of the women's rights movement in the 60's. She famously said "a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle".

opportunities to gain power in society

Bachelors degree

Since the 1970s, many more women have pursued

college degrees and careers outside of the home than

did so in previous decades. Since the women’s move-

ment began, two-career families are much more com-

mon than they were in the 1950s and 1960s, although

a need for greater family income due to the increased

cost of living may also be a factor.

Because years ago, women didn't play a big role in society. They were always in the kitchen and doing chores. Men were known to come home with money for the family so women today are underestimated and people do not really know what women can do. P.S. i'm a guy :0 tee hee

The New Testament says that women should be subservient to their husbands. Some modern Christian denominations rely on this to explain their refusal, or at least reluctance, to allow women to take leadership roles in the Church. However, other denominations are more strongly opposed to any form of sexism or gender-based discrimination.

It is like getting rid of a lot of things in society. You first have to educate others about what it is, teach why it is harmful, then teach how to recognize it. Then the next step would probably be adding protections to the laws. Then the next step would be vigilance. It is not enough to have laws to protect your rights if nobody follows them, so you have to have people on the watch for violations.

Sexism is bad because it discriminates against other people just because of their gender.

In the 1950s, women were beginning to question their roles and realize the depths of their unrealized potential. Many had returned home after serving in the workforce during WWII. Betty Friedan's book, the Feminine Mystique, documented this and spurred discussion about it.

A woman's rights advocate during the civil rights era.

Chauvinism

The ratification of a constitutional amendment banning discrimination on the basis of sex The passage of the equal rights amendment by Congress

The Seneca Falls Movement