Editing Sexism (section)

=== War rape ===

{{Main|War rape}}

[[File:DRC raped women.jpg|thumb|alt=Female rape victims stand in front of a "peace hut". |Meeting of victims of [[sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]]]

Sexism is manifested by the crime of rape targeting women civilians and soldiers, committed by soldiers, combatants or civilians during armed conflict, war or military occupation. This arises from the long tradition of women being seen as sexual booty and from the misogynistic culture of military training.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103844570 |title=The Nation: The Plight of Women Soldiers |date=May 6, 2009 |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=March 31, 2015 |last1=Benedict |first1=Helen}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3848/ |title=Why Soldiers Rape |journal=[[In These Times (publication)|In These Times]] |access-date=March 31, 2015 |date=August 13, 2008 |archive-date=May 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518145847/http://inthesetimes.com/article/3848/}}</ref>