Mdthbs

Today I got a letter from my office's conduct and conflict resolution department stating I allegedly made "sexist comments on two occasions to an anonymous female student".

At my current working environment, were all students age's ranging from 20-24 and banter going back and forth in the office is the norm.

Me and a co-worker were talking about gender roles in north american society and particularly about how women are susceptible to paying a pink tax on feminized marketed products, female to male wage gaps, and male prioritization in leadership positions. As we were discussing this out loud in the office there were several females present, I do admit I did make subtle remarks on the status quo of females in the workplace, I wasn't open endedly offending women or making extreme sexist claims but I was stating my perspective on women in the workplace while keeping a civilized tone and neutral argument.

As far as I can remember, multiple people were in and out of the office and the discussion going on could have leaked around to the wrong set of ears, and one particular girl in the office that sits across from me absolutely despises the fact that I make more money than her simply because of the fact that I work in I.T and she works in customer service and my work consists of dealing with 0% of peoples bullshit ( i would envy myself too if I were in her position, and I have stated that the wages should be the other way around to her but evidently that is not how our business runs and I don't decide how the budget is made, HR does that).

I have a court hearing at the end of this working week where I will discuss with my rival contemporary who at this point remains anonymous but I highly suspect is the girl who sits across from me the issues pertaining to the alleged "sexist comments" directed toward this anonymous female who felt offended.

What do I say in this open court hearing in order to save my reputation and keep my current job.

What do I say in this open court hearing in order to save my
reputation and keep my current job.

You simply answer all questions fully and honestly, and give your side of the story.

There's not much else you can do here.

I have a court hearing at the end of this working week where I will
discuss with my rival contemporary who at this point remains anonymous
but I highly suspect is the girl who sits across from me the issues
pertaining to the alleged "sexist comments" directed toward this
anonymous female who felt offended.

Try not to make such assumptions/accusations. They won't be helpful to you during this session.

Just deal with whatever is actually asked or presented without speculation.

I do admit I did make subtle remarks on the status quo of females in
the workplace.

The first lesson is to not discuss topics of gender, race, religion, politics, ethnicity, etc. If you don't engage in these conversations then you are removing any possibility of your receiving any repercussions of these types of conversations.

As to what you should do in your hearing, as Joe stated in his answer, answer any and all questions honestly and sincerely.

Leave your personal issue with your peer out of it. Take accountability for your actions. Even if your peer was the one who reported this, you've admitted to making some statements... so own up to them.