Understanding Prejudice
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Exercises and Demonstrations
The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory

Who do you love? "Women -- you can't live with them, and you can't live without them."

This male quip captures something essential about the face of sexism: an ambivalence, or doubled-edged way of thinking, in which women are sometimes treated with contempt and sometimes adored.

How can adoration qualify as sexism? To answer this question, you are invited to take the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory and explore the dual nature of prejudice toward women. The inventory takes roughly 5 minutes to complete, and afterward you can compare your level of sexism with the scores received by people from around the world.

To begin, just click on the button below.