feminism

noun

fem·i·nism | \ ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm

Definition of feminism

: belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

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Recent Examples on the Web Tallulah Brown is an Indigenous TikToker who touches on everything from the Stolen Generation, feminism, white privilege and just 20-something-life in general. — Christine Jean-baptiste, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2022 Equally unsettling was the Oscar show’s not-clever, unfunny feminism. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022 The rage conservative men have hurled at Greta Thunberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been deranged, and consistent with research showing a link between climate denial and hostility to feminism (and outspoken women). — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 25 Mar. 2022 Her skills at balancing serious topics such as feminism, gender and politics with the silly are sublime. — Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2022 With themes of feminism, maternity, humanism and religion, both artists dabble in a spiritual surrealism that is difficult to quantify or estimate. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022 Lorde was central to many liberation movements, including second-wave feminism, civil rights and Black cultural movements, as well as struggles for LGBTQ equality, according to the Audre Lorde Project. — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2022 Earlier reports of the film indicated a plot with a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism, and identity. — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2022 So does the conservative smearing of LGBTQ people and the use of children as pawns in the many culture wars over feminism, gender and LGBTQ rights. — Jill Filipovic, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

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