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gender bias

 
 
noun [U] HR

Definition

unfair difference in the way women and men are treated: She said that she has not experienced gender bias in the medical profession.
gender biased adjective gender biased behaviour
(Definition of gender bias noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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