feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm 
: 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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The status of feminism dropped precipitously in public opinion polls.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Crummy husbands or boyfriends are punished, and feminism wins!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Yet the Blue Origin flight is a good reminder that there is no feminism without environmentalism.
—Sheetal Khedkar Rao, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The history of moms at work Stay-at-home motherhood is sometimes portrayed as a natural or original state of humanity, something women began to deviate from around, say, the second wave of feminism in the 1960s.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
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Aja Romano, Vox, 2 July 2025
Crummy husbands or boyfriends are punished, and feminism wins!
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Yet the Blue Origin flight is a good reminder that there is no feminism without environmentalism.
—Sheetal Khedkar Rao, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The history of moms at work Stay-at-home motherhood is sometimes portrayed as a natural or original state of humanity, something women began to deviate from around, say, the second wave of feminism in the 1960s.
—Anna North, Vox, 26 June 2025
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feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfem-ə-ˌniz-əm
1
: the theory supporting the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes
2
: organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests
Medical Definition
feminism
noun
fem·i·nism
ˈfem-ə-ˌniz-əm
: the presence of female characteristics in males
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