Gender prejudice

Gender prejudice means judging someone unfairly because of their gender, rather than considering their individual qualities. Gender discrimination means treating someone unfairly because of their gender. The important distinction is between an attitude and treatment: prejudice can lead to discrimination, although an unfair belief does not always become an action.

Gender prejudice is an unfair judgement based on gender, whereas gender discrimination is unfair treatment based on it. For example, assuming that a woman cannot understand religious teachings as well as a man is prejudice; refusing to let her teach simply because of that assumption would be discrimination.