- feminism
- fem·i·nism 'fem-ə-.niz-əm n the presence of female characteristics in males
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Feminism — feminism … Philosophy dictionary
Feminism — feminism … Dictionary of sociology
FEMINISM — FEMINISM, both a political movement seeking social equities for women and an ideological movement analyzing a wide range of phenomena in terms of gender politics. Jewish feminism in the modern era has played a significant and transformative role… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
feminism — in China has been intricately intertwined with both philosophy and political ideology. As early as the Zhou dynasty, men and women were associated respectively with notions of yang and yin in a philosophy that organized the world into polarized… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
feminism — feminism, feminist A social movement , having its origins in eighteenth century England, which seeks to achieve equality between the sexes by extension of rights for women. In the 1890s the term referred specifically to the women and men who… … Dictionary of sociology
feminism — FEMINÍSM s.n. Mişcare socială care susţine egalitatea în drepturi a femeii cu bărbatul în toate sferele de activitate. – Din fr. féminisme, rus. feminizm. Trimis de ana zecheru, 24.06.2002. Sursa: DEX 98 feminísm s. n. Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
FEMINISM — Feminism (josei kaihoron) as a movement began in Japan in the early 20th century. During the Meiji period, women authors, such as the writer Higuchi Ichiyo and the poet Yosano Akiko, met with great critical acclaim. In the 1920s, an indigenous … Japanese literature and theater
feminism — 1851, state of being feminine; sense of advocacy of women s rights is 1895, from Fr. féminisme (1837); see FEMININE (Cf. feminine) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
feminism — ► NOUN ▪ the advocacy of women s rights on the grounds of sexual equality. DERIVATIVES feminist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
feminism — [fem′ə niz΄əm] n. [< L femina, woman + ISM] 1. Rare feminine qualities 2. a) the principle that women should have political, economic, and social rights equal to those of men b) the movement to win such rights for women feminist n., adj … English World dictionary
Feminism — Feminists redirects here. For other uses, see Feminists (disambiguation). See also: feminist movement and feminism in the United States … Wikipedia
