stop using phrases that are not based on factand do not promote gender equality.
2. Talk with your family about sexist remarks.
Select a time to talk about the importance
of stopping sexist remarks—whether it is
in response to something you hear on
television or to a sexist comment made
in front of your children. Use these
times to help your family define
how they feel about gender
equality and the role they want
to play in promoting it during
everyday conversations.
3. Talk about the need to stop sexist
remarks in the culture with someone new whenever an appropriate opportunity presents itself. Decide this year to talk to your friends, neighbors, and colleagues about the need to respond to sexist remarks in your daily lives. When a sexist comment is made, whether on the news, in the cul-de-sac, or at a local sporting event, discuss what happened, how you felt about it, and why it would be helpful to begin to jointly respond to sexist comments. Be sure to try this in environments that are appropriate (safe) for you and with people you believe would be interested and supportive. Begin building coalitions in your life for addressing remarks that diminish women.
4. For one year, put a nickel in a jar every time you hear someone makes a sexist comment. At the end of each year, tally up the money and write a check for the amount to the National Organization for Women (or your favorite women’s group) and send it off with a note asking them to use the money to help end sexist remarks.
5. Write to your elected leaders. They have a legal and moral obligation to represent both genders equally and fairly, so let them know that you want them to put an end to sexist remarks during campaigns, at media appearances, and when they are governing.
All in all, men and women are equals and therefore should be treated that way. If one does not treat the other with equality, how can they expect it in return? We can come together to fight sexism, and put a stop to it once and for all. Always have a positive attitude toward the situation, and if you hear someone make a remark, stand up and point it out. Sometimes, people do this without realizing or meaning for it to come out that way.