Was Chaucer a sexist?

Was Chaucer a sexist? It has been said that the legendary author, Geoffrey Chaucer, was a sexist. He has been criticized for his writings in The Canterbury Tales, that he treats women poorly and degrading. On numerous occasions he makes women look very “loose,” and willing to do anything for a man. On the other hand Chaucer shows how he is a non-sexist on many occasions. He makes women have power like a queen. He …

…way that the reader actually reads the collaboration of stories, illustrates if he is or not a sexist. For instance, some critics say that he showed women very “loose,” making them only good for sexual pleasures. Or the reader may think that women are not loose, but instead independent in the fact that they can choose and control who they want to be with. Can you relate any of these events in modern times today?