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Are men hard wired to be sexist?

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 Now there's a question! Are men hard wired to be sexist? As we all know there is still a lot of sexism about here in the UK, not as bad as it was, but it still exists. Despite numerous laws like the Sex Discrimination Act, and the Equal Pay Act it still happens. Much less than it did in the work place it has to be said as there are laws that protect female staff, but even here it still happens much more than it should. For years there has been laws and education to change people's mindset, and to a fair extent this has worked and continues to do so. But I still wonder why when young lads get into the pub they can't resist making sexist or lewd comments as a lady walks past. Men think differently to women, I think we all know that, but thinking differently is not a reason for showing disrespect. Now before I go any further, I must point out that like gender, sexism is on a sliding scale a spectrum if you will, so at one end there is a strong positive feeling, almost that a