profeminist
- adjective
- /ˌproʊˈfɛmɪnɪst/
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profeminista
- This paper will combine a profeminist and critical perspective to describe how one group of young males created a non-hegemonic or alternative form of masculinity.
Examples
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His profeminist views were evident in his writings, where he passionately advocated for equal rights.
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Textbook treatment of women's issues is probably the best example of a profeminist slant in the American history curricula.
Academic text (1991) -
According to Clatterbaugh (1990), there have been several avenues of the men's movement, including a conservative, profeminist, socialist, and gay and black perspective.
Academic text (1996) -
Robinson examines the "other" unconscious voices alive in Lardner's work, including feminist voices and the voices of the profeminist men's movement, as well as those of the lower middle class.
Academic text (1993) -
The profeminist bias is probably most apparent, however, in the book's treatment of modern feminism (i.e., the women's movement from the 1960s to the early 1980s).
Academic text (1991) -
It also sounds a little snarky to blame "men's bad experiences" for taking offense to your post when, in fact, the offense was directly caused by you being unclear. You must remember you were writing it on a profeminist website, and profeminists advocate male servitude.
Blog text (4) -
Many men actively identify as profeminist and support women's rights in various communities.
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The profeminist approach to gender equality encourages open discussions on issues affecting both men and women.
Synonyms
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Supporting equal rights for women
Antonyms
How Supportive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
profeminist = feminist (transparent) = pro + femin + ist
The prefix 'pro-' straightforwardly means 'supporting' or 'in favor of', so the adjective is directly interpretable from 'feminist'.
Etymology
The word profeminist combines pro- 'for' and feminist 'supporter of women's rights', so it literally means 'for feminism' and describes ideas or people that support gender equality.