In the modern United States, biases are found in nearly every social institution. These discriminatory practices harm everyone involved. One of the most obvious is discrimination based on someone's sex. Gender bias, also known as sexism, refers to a full range of attitudes, preferences, laws, taboos and behaviors that differentiate and discriminate against members of both sexes. These may be the positions of male dominance and female submission in modern society. It can also present itself in the form of sexual stereotypes between men and women, commonly experienced or encountered in the world of work, particularly regarding the positions they occupy and their earnings or income. A final example where discrimination is addressed is within the academic environment where in some programs and courses, the male/female ratio is not synchronized, therefore pushing women and men to dedicate themselves to certain fields of study instead of doing what they they prefer. Patriarchy, the social system of male supremacy, is prevalent in every aspect of daily life. Most advertisements use some sort of sexually charged image with a woman as the star. Women are meant to be for the pleasure of men and nothing more. If you dig outside the box, you get labeled a slut, a lesbian, or worse. Every image we see has undergone some sort of photographic enhancement, but it tells girls everywhere that by buying this, or wearing that, they too can be perfect. (Independent.co.uk). This is causing an ever-growing epidemic of girls developing eating disorders. (Costin, 182) Men are also perceived as stronger, and therefore the breadwinner and head of every social ladder. Very rarely do women get the position of CEO or any equivalent position. Women are seen on a daily basis as too emotionally… center of paper… and are judged on everything from the way they handle situations, to the way they look and dress. Works Cited Crane-Seeber, Jesse and Betsy Crane. “Contesting essentialist theories of patriarchal relationships: Evolutionary psychology and history denial.” Journal of Men's Studies (2010): p218. Network. 20 February 2011."Airbrush warnings could help fight anorexia."Independent.co.uk Tuesday 23 February 2010: web.United States. Sex discrimination: overview of the law. , 2004. Print.Greenberger, Marcia and Neena Chaudhry. “Sex Discrimination in Education: Miles to Go Before You Sleep.” Human Rights Magazine. 2005: 19-21. Print.Goldberg, Steven. Why Men Rule: Theory of Male Dominance. Peru, Illinois: Open Court, 1994. 10. Print.Costin, Carolyn. The Eating Disorders Book Los Angeles: Lowell House, 1999.