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fem movement

fem movement

5.1
A social movement that works for women's rights and gender equality
  • noun
translation icon : movimiento feminista
  • The fem movement has been instrumental in promoting equal pay for women in the workplace.

Examples

  • The fem movement aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence and secure better protections for victims.

  • Many young activists are inspired by the goals of the fem movement, advocating for reproductive rights.

  • The main point was how some seriously mentally disturbed women have become the paragons of the rad-fem movement and how those in the rad-fem movement live in an echo chamber of male hate.

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  • The main point was how some seriously mentally disturbed women have become the paragons of the rad-fem movement and how those in the rad-fem movement live in an echo chamber of male hate.

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Synonyms

feminism
vsfem movement
141 3.9

Support for equal rights and chances for women

is collective social action rather than only an ideological belief
feminist movement
vsfem movement
11 3.5

People who work to get equal rights and chances for women

also stresses gender equality in addition to women's rights
women's lib
vsfem movement
  • Archaic
3 4.6

A movement for equal rights and opportunities for women

is the broader movement not tied to one historical period
women's liberation movement
vsfem movement
1 4.4

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

is a broader ongoing movement not limited to a past era

Surface Forms

fem movement singular
fem movements plural

Morphology

fem + movement

The meaning is partly predictable from 'fem' (relating to female/feminine) + 'movement' (a collective pursuing goals), so a learner can infer it refers to a movement concerning women or femininity. However, 'fem' is a clipped/slang form (and can have LGBTQ-specific uses) and does not exactly equal 'feminist', so the precise sense 'feminist social movement advocating women's rights' may not be fully derivable without prior exposure. Cross-linguistically the concept of a 'feminist movement' is common, but the abbreviated form introduces ambiguity for B1 learners.

Etymology

The name fem movement comes from shortening the word 'feminist' to fem and adding movement to mean a group working for change. This short label grew online and now describes the social push for 'women's rights' and 'gender equality'.