Creative coping

You might need to create a new world in your head. You might need to use your imagination to help you. There are some benefits to not waiting for the outside world to stop being sexist.

There's no massive movement of 12-step style meetings like "My name is so-and-so and I was taught to value men more than women. I have made excuses for people who mistreated women. I have devalued women. I am a product of this culture."

But there is the possibility of choosing to make the more positive instances of greater importance in your mind.