>>2681290>I would say that Star Trek, at Least TNG, DS9, and VOY were all pretty good about sexism, aside from women in tight jumpsuits (but that's just standard fashion in the 23rd century)It is, and it isn't. On the one hand, it is clearly trying to portray a future where things are different and more equal. TOS is a really great piece of work to examine because it makes strong gestures at this, while also carrying serious baggage from the time.
To give you an example of what I mean, you first of all have women operating on a space ship(!!) independently, as professionals whose competence isn't questioned based on gender, and even in positions of authority. It's even underscored by making one of the bridge officers a Black woman.
On the other hand, the prevailing views on women at the time are still plainly present. Most of the female roles we do tend to see are what I think would be fair to call traditionally feminine. I forget the episode, but there's one where Kirk and the boys are commenting on a particularly gifted female officer. They praise her initially, but in the very next breath lament Starfleet losing such a talented officer once she "finds a man."
But there are other interesting aspects too, like how the female starfleet uniforms are miniskirts. Today it's seen as really outrageous and sexist, while at the time it was bold and progressive. Not only were women portrayed in something considered at the time provocatively sexual, but it was also shown to be considered perfectly okay in a professional environment, not at all undermining the assumed competence of the women, but also not treated as a justification for lurid advances from their male counterparts. One of the really interesting things from the first season of TNG, when they were still using old TOS scripts, was that the miniskirt thing not only carried over, but that it included MEN too.
Star Trek is a pretty interesting body of fiction to examine for this, at least the old stuff. At times it does make bold attempts to imagine a different, better future, while at the same time having these pretty significant tumors from the current or previous age.