Check one of the boxes next to the answer that applies to you,
then check your score and see how sexist you are!
*lf you are not in a couple, improvise. You need to for the ratings.

Someone tells a sexist joke. Do you:

a) Laugh.
b) Challenge them.
c) Change the subject.

You are at a New Year’s Eve party and you see a woman who is dressed very revealingly. You think:

a) Probably someone’s fancy piece.
b) Good on her - she probably has a more exciting life than me.
c) Nothing: glamour does not affect what you think of a person.
d) What an eyeful!

You are in charge of putting a baby boy in his day clothes, but you can only find a pink baby’s tracksuit. Do you:

a) Leave him in his night-wear.
b) Put him in pink without a second thought.
c) Put him in the trousers but not the top, or vice-versa.

How do you feel if you cry?

a) Embarrassed and ashamed at all times.
b) It made me feel better.
c) In private it does not matter, but in public you felt you should not have lost control.

If you are accused of sexism, do you:

a) Feel threatened - and laugh it off.
b) Feel threatened and reject the accusation.
c) Feel ashamed and apologise.
d) Not know what they are talking about.

What do you think of women-only groups, like that at Greenham Common Peace Camp?

a) Divisive because they exclude men.
b) Just an excuse to gossip.
c) An important form of mutual support.

You are asked why girls choose science subjects less often than boys. You explain:

a) The values behind science are so sick, girls do not want to join in.
b) Girls are just not good at figures and logic.
c) Teachers don't encourage girls to do science.

You phone up a couple of friends who have just had a baby. You want to go to a place where children are not welcome. Do you assume:

a) the man will come and the woman will stay at home with the baby.
b) the woman will come and the man will stay at home with the baby. [male: female: ]
c) they both come, having organised a babysitter.
d) You would never suggest such an outing to a parent of young children.
e) Instead, you take some food and drink over to their place. [male: female: ]

You are describing the tennis star Martina Navratilova’s style of play. You say she is a brilliant tennis player because:

a) Her game is as tough and powerful as a man’s.
b) She is powerful, accurate and a good tactician.
c) She looks nice.

A friend asks if you are a feminist. You reply:

a) No, they’re so shrill they damage their own cause.
b) Yes, it has changed the way I think.
c) Feminists’ lime-green monkey-boots and pink hair (or was it lime green hair and pink monkey-boots?) puts me off.
d) No. but I agree with some of the things they stand for.

You need to recruit someone for a job. A man and a woman - both of whom have children - are equally qualified. Do you:

a) Opt for the man.
b) Recommend positive discrimination and employ the woman.
c) Give them both interviews and presume that this will reveal the best candidate.

Do you initiate sex with your partner:

a) Always. [male: female: ]
b) Seldom. [male: female: ]
c) Often. [male: female: ]
d) What partner?

If you are planning or have had children, who chooses the timing?

a) You. [male: female: ]
b) Your partner. [male: female: ]
c) You agree on a right time.
d) No-one!

You are in charge of the baby for the day. While out the baby needs changing, but there are no diapers. Do you:

a) Curse yourself for forgetting to bring them. [male: female: ]
b) Curse your partner for not providing them. [male: female: ]
c) Grin and bear it. [male: female: ]
d) Remain oblivious to the baby’s wet bottom. [male: female: ]

You and your partner send joint Christmas Cards to mutual friends. Who does the writing?

a) You. [male: female: ]
b) Your partner. [male: female: ]
c) We take turns or we both write.
d) Never send them.

Do you have to write a list when your partner does the shopping?

a) Always [male: female: ]
b) Sometimes.
c) Never. [male: female: ]

When you cut your toe-nails is it:

a) In the bath-room cleaning up the parings afterwards.
b) In the bedroom, picking up a few of the biggest parings.
c) Watching television in the living room,
and you never notice what happens to the bits.

Who drives the car if you both go out in it?

a) You. [male: female: ]
b) Your partner. [male: female: ]
c) You take turns.

Your partner complains that you don’t do a fair share of the household chores. Do you:

a) Suggest you buy a dish-washer, or hire an au pair. [male: female: ]
b) Arrange to take over the running of the house for half the week on a regular basis.
c) Suggest that s/he tells you what to do and when to do it. [male: female: ]
d) Tell your partner they are lucky to have you. [male: female: ]

You and your partner are at a restaurant Do you:

a) Expect your partner to do all the ordering and pay the bill. [male: female: ]
b) Expect your partner to do all the ordering but share the bill. [male: female: ]
c) Share both the ordering and the bill.
d) Share the ordering but not the bill. [male: female: ]
e) Feel affronted if your partner offers to pay. [male: female: ]

*lf you are not in a couple, improvise. You need to for the ratings.