women's rights

plural noun

: legal, political, and social rights for women equal to those of men

Examples of women's rights in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Presley Ann/Getty Images Huerta kept a busy schedule, marching in protests and speaking in cities across the country about race, poverty, LGBTQ+ and women's rights on behalf of her foundation. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Huerta dedicated her career to fighting a variety of causes, including labor rights, women's rights and immigrants’ rights. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

Expansion of the ideology of Islam is not good for women's rights. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Gloria Steinem, voice for women's rights, dies Gloria Steinem, the journalist and activist who became one of the leading voices of the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s, has died. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

women's rights

plural noun

: legal, political, and social rights for women equal to those of men