**Sexism is constitutional, its is built into the foundations of most society therefore it is everywhere** - Due to patriarchal society and history the very constitutions and systems many nations are built on lack fair and equal input from Women therefore they do not serve women as they serve men. - This is evident in many different areas, for example [medicine](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/women-science-sexism-research) and drug trials eg. ["Women in Britain are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed following a heart attack" this is because most heart failure trials are trialled predominantly on men as well as safety equipment where "women involved in collisions are nearly 50% more likely to be seriously hurt"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/28/invisible-women-by-caroline-criado-perez-review). This is still present today, with the data bias in AI very dangerous for women as [AI becomes more prevalent in society](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carmenniethammer/2020/03/02/ai-bias-could-put-womens-lives-at-riska-challenge-for-regulators/?sh=7d4f3eb2534f) - Sexism intersects with many other axis' of discrimination such as racism, homophobia and ableism. As long as they exist so will sexism - Under patriarchal society sexism will always be everywhere

**While people may say they are not sexist on a conceptual level, the patriarchy and embedded social stereotypes continue to structurally oppress women, causing sexism to pervade all aspects of society.** Whether people claim they are sexist or not does not affect the issues that sexism still exists in society. Also, as the patriarchy affects our social views from childhood, many people don’t actually realise they are being sexist. This [website](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-sexism#internalized) explains different types of sexism and shows how it can operate on three different levels – interpersonal, institutional and internalized. While people claiming they are not actively sexist would tackle interpersonal sexism, it still leaves the issues raging in other aspects of society. For example, sexism is entrenched in organisations and institutions (the government, legal system, education system, healthcare system and much more). An example would be the huge gender pay gap that exists. Institutional sexism is clearly widespread and affects women in almost every aspect of their public life. Internalised sexism refers to sexist beliefs that a person has about themselves, normally a result of exposure to sexist behaviour or engrained ideas about social stereotypes. For example, feeling that it is essential to conform to gender ideals even if this means harming oneself through things like restrictive dieting. In this sense, sexism is everywhere these ideas are unfortunately still rooted in society and socialisation only perpetuates this.

Bias on the base of sex/age/appearance/ethnicity/etc is what exists everywhere. Everyone has bias. It is literally how our brain works. Bias is simply a thought. It isn't inherently bad and people shouldn't be ashamed of them. However, if you outwardly apply these biases to pre-judge someone, that is prejudice. If you insist on or justify this prejudice, that is the racism, sexism, ageism, etc. The only way to reduce this is to be aware of the biases you have. Not to deny them, nor feel ashamed of them. You can only correct for something you can see. You are far more likely to be prejudiced or one of these "ism's" if you refuse to acknowledge your biases. If you think you "aren't biased", "can't be biased", or "my bias is justified because of X", then you are much more likely to practice discrimination. The most common ones I see are "I can't be racist because I have a black friend" and "I can't be sexist because I'm a woman in a patriarchy". Anyone who refuses to self-reflect in this way will quickly see their biases turn into discrimination and prejudice.