"Sexism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.
| Descriptor ID |
D063507
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.550.750 F01.145.813.629.750 F01.829.595.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sexism- Sexism
- Sex Bias
- Bias, Sex
- Gender Bias
- Bias, Gender
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sexism" by people in Profiles.
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The toll like receptor 7 pathway and the sex bias of systemic lupus erythematosus. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1479814.
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Response to the United Nations Human Rights Council's Report on Race and Gender Discrimination in Sport: An Expression of Concern and a Call to Prioritise Research. Sports Med. 2021 04; 51(4):839-842.
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Gender Parity in Gainful Employment and Other Gender Trends in the Job Market for Recent Pathology Graduates. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 04; 144(4):435-442.
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To the point: undergraduate medical education learner mistreatment issues on the learning environment in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 11; 221(5):377-382.
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To the point: gender differences in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 11; 219(5):430-435.
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Gender Bias in Diagnostic Radiology Resident Selection, Does it Exist? Acad Radiol. 2016 Jan; 23(1):101-7.
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Dimensions of gender relations and reproductive health inequity perceived by female undergraduate students in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam: a qualitative exploration. Int J Equity Health. 2012 Oct 24; 11:63.