Gender Discrimination

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a tax on tampons, which are feminine hygiene products used during menstruation

  • The tampon tax refers to the sales tax imposed on menstrual products.
  • I can't believe we still have to pay the tampon tax on essential items for women.
  • It's ridiculous that we have to deal with the tampon tax every time we buy feminine products.
  • The tampon tax is like a constant reminder of the gender disparities in our society.

noun a term used to describe the tendency of men to interrupt women more frequently in conversations

  • The manterruption during the meeting disrupted the flow of the discussion.
  • He always manterrupts me when I'm trying to explain something.
  • I can't stand his constant manterruptions, it's so annoying.
  • Her ideas were often drowned out by the manterruptions of her male colleagues.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

  • The argument was based on ad feminam attacks rather than logical reasoning.
  • She always resorts to ad feminam insults when she's angry.
  • I can't stand when people start with ad feminam BS.
  • Using ad feminam tactics is like fighting dirty in a debate.