male chauvinism

male chauvinism
    n 1: activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men
         over women [syn: {male chauvinism}, {chauvinism},
         {antifeminism}]
    

male chauvinism \male chauvinism\ n.
   Disparaging, patronizing, discriminatory or abusive speech or
   behavior by males toward females stemming from a belief that
   males are superior to females and females therefore worthy of
   less respect and inferior treatment. A form of sexism.
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
    

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "male chauvinism":
      Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, anti-Semitism, apartheid, black power,
      black supremacy, chauvinism, class consciousness,
      class distinction, class hatred, class prejudice, class war,
      color bar, color line, discrimination, fascism, know-nothingism,
      male chauvinist, minority prejudice, race hatred, race prejudice,
      race snobbery, racial discrimination, racialism, racism,
      red-baiting, segregation, sex discrimination, sexism,
      social barrier, social discrimination, superpatriotism,
      ultranationalism, white power, white supremacy, xenophobia