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feminism

feminism

141 3.9
Support for equal rights and chances for women
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm/
translation icon : feminismo
  • I think that when we talk about feminism, a lot of it boils down to employment.
  • radical feminism
  • cultural feminism
  • political feminism

So she taught me about feminism just by being who she is.

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Examples

  • She believes in feminism and actively advocates for equal rights for women in her community.

  • In my own life, then, art, education and feminism have always been bound together.

  • So she taught me about feminism just by being who she is.

  • OK, So what is feminism as a movement?

  • So like feminism, it's such a big thing right now.

  • But increasingly that is not what feminism seems to be about.

  • And it's a really different vision of feminism than I'm used to.

  • Feminism means I can live however I want.

  • And that's why racial tolerance and inclusivity are important parts of feminism.

  • Fight sexism, support feminism!

Synonyms

feminist movement
vsfeminism
11 3.5

People who work to get equal rights and chances for women

is about belief and advocacy rather than organized collective action
women's lib
vsfeminism
  • Archaic
3 4.6

A movement for equal rights and opportunities for women

is the broad belief and advocacy rather than an informal historical label
1 4.4

A series of campaigns in the 1960s and 1970s asking for equal rights for women

is a continuing belief and advocacy not limited to that historical period
fem movement
vsfeminism
5.1

A social movement that works for women's rights and gender equality

is the underlying belief and advocacy rather than the campaign activity

Antonyms

antifeminism
  • Offensive
8.4

Being against feminism and actions that support women's rights

Compounds

A belief that women's personal choices are the main way to get power and freedom rather than change in society

pop feminism
  • Literature
6.4

A way people promote women's rights in popular culture like music and fashion

9.7

A view that describes women mainly as helpless and without power

How Feminist

feminism
141 3.9

Surface Forms

feminism singular
feminisms plural

Morphology

feminism = feminine (transparent) = femin + ism

The suffix '-ism' denotes a belief or ideology, clearly building on 'feminine'.

Etymology

Feminism comes from the Latin word femina 'woman' and the ending -ism, which shows a belief or movement, and it is the same root as the English word female. So, feminism is the belief or movement that women should have equal rights and opportunities, and it often supports equality for all genders.