[Ed]

Having just returned from Canada, I was asked about sexism in Australia, and replied it was about as noticeable as in many other places I had visited. Does anyone else believe Australians are more or less sexist than Canadians?

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Name : Ed, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, 

[Ben S.]

I’ve dated a Canadian and socialized with many others. They comment that Australian men were more “loud-mouthed” than Canadians when it came to sexist comments. But they also commented that Australian women were pretty vocal as well, especially in making sexist comments about men. English friends have also commented that Australian women tend to be much louder and more independent-minded than women in the United Kingdom and other Western countries.

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Name : Ben S., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 31, City : sydney, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : Public servant, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[A. Fisher]

I have lived in Aust for 8 years and as a Canadian I have noticed a marked difference in the level of sexism between Aust and Canada. I would agree in saying that the sexism in Aust is not only ascribed to by males but seems to be bought into by a fair portion of females. Canada on the other hand with every visit seems to be getting more and more stifilingly politically correct. While saxism in many cases is intollerable it does bring a certain amount of liberating expression with it in certyain arenas. Outside the workforce this expression of sexism is I beleive so ingraned in the culture that it is not as taken seriously as one might expect and as such to an ‘outsider’ it may be found offensive. On occasion I have found during a visit home that the high level of policically correctness can be repressive and I sometimes feel that Canadians (myself included) just need top lighten up a little.

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Name : A. Fisher, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight but not Narrow, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 27, City : Melbourne, State : NA, Country : Australia, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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