masculinist
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- adjective
- /ˈmæskjʊlɪnɪst/
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masculinista
- Many argue that masculinist attitudes contribute to gender inequality in the workplace.
- masculinist discourse
Examples
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To some extent, this study also questions conceptualizations of masculinist state power in any political system that rules out possibilities of women's subversive action in state processes.
Academic text (2005) -
The female body continues to be identified as an object by masculinist culture.
Academic text (2001) -
Iconic women with guns have challenged and yet reinforced the masculinist ideal of America.
Academic text (2007) -
Male and female relationships in the play are indicative of how both men and women are socialized by masculinist ideologies of gender.
Academic text (1997) -
Choson Korea, as well as Showa Japan, were both masculinist societies; attitudes towards women and gender beliefs eased.
Blog text (31) -
For Polish feminists, according to Oleksy, the Polish equation of motherhood and nationalism has given a masculinist cast to new democratic movements.
Academic text (2000) -
For Cruz, the male approach to Marcela's character is symptomatic of the "masculinist criticism that continues to dominate Cervantes studies" (141).
Academic text (2003) -
Many feminist critics, however, value precisely what Bloom and Stevens find threatening to the masculinist myth of self-fashioning: the potential subversiveness of intertextuality, community, and influence.
Fiction book (1993) -
The film critiques the traditional roles of men, highlighting the dangers of a masculinist perspective.
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His masculinist beliefs often overshadow the contributions of women in discussions about history.
Synonyms
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A society or group where men have most power and make decisions
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Putting men's views and power first and ignoring other perspectives
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Giving most attention to men and their point of view, ignoring women
Antonyms
How Male-Oriented
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Masculinist comes from the word masculine, which goes back to Latin masculus meaning 'male', and the ending -ist (the same ending as feminist) which shows a belief or support. So a masculinist adjective describes ideas or a culture that favor traditional male qualities and roles.