please explain, (1) what is sexism and (2) what are the consequences of sexism?

(3) Take a look at these two articles which discuss how gender disparities have been affected by the Covid pandemic and discuss the differences in the data presented.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2020/08/18/903221371/how-the-pandemic-is-making-the-gender-pay-gap-worse

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/01/14/some-gender-disparities-widened-in-the-u-s-workforce-during-the-pandemic/

After reading this week's NYT article on gender nonconformity, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/magazine/gender-nonbinary.html (4) discuss which aspects make coming out as non-binary easier and/or safer. Considering that gender nonconformity occurs in various animal groups and throughout history, (5) why do you think there is such resistance to accepting individuals as gender nonconforming? (6) Looking at the data as a social science student, do you think that acceptance will increase in the future? Why or why not?