Sexism refers to prejudice and discrimination based solely on someone's sex or gender. For example, men receive 63% longer sentences than women for the same crime. (Prof. Starr's research shows large, unexplained gender disparities in federal criminal cases, 2015) I think part of this may be due to women being viewed as innocent or victims, especially if the woman is a mother. I feel like people tend to look at mothers as the primary caregivers and don't want to separate children from the mother because that might hinder the child's life. Ann Leon-Guerrero mentions how some religious ideologies define and regulate gender differences. According to Islamic tradition, women are relegated to domestic and family life, while men have all the power outside the home. (2015) In this culture women are oppressed while men are free to do whatever they want. This is an example of how some women lack the same equality as men. Women are also treated unequally in the workplace. In society, men are placed higher on the totem pole than women in the workplace. I believe this is based on how men work in high risk physical jobs while most women take low risk jobs. (Perry, 2015) Ann Leon-Guerrero states that theorists have noticed a correlation between the increase in the number of working women and the number of increased divorces. They even suggest it