Women's Movement

noun

1. a grass-roots movement of women concerned with women's liberation See Women's Liberation

women's movement

1. A movement to secure legal, economic, and social equality for women, also called the feminist movement. It has its roots in the nineteenth-century women's movement, which sought, among other things, to secure property rights and suffrage for women. The modern feminist movement, often said to have been galvanized by the publication of Betty Friedan 's book The Feminine Mystique , began in the 1960s and advocates equal pay for equal work, improved day care arrangements, and preservation of abortion (see also abortion ) rights. ( See Equal Rights Amendment , feminism (see also feminism ), and Gloria Steinem .)

Example Sentences

It turns up almost every time there's a major shift in the economy or a powerful women’s movement that challenges traditional patriarchal power.

From Salon

Nicolson, who will earn a career-high pay day, says she is excited to be "a part of this women's movement" in Saudi.

From BBC

My mom, who worked as a lawyer, was very active in the women's movement.

From Salon

Argentines participated in a march to mark the ninth anniversary of the Ni Una Menos, or Not One Less, women’s movement in Buenos Aires.

From Seattle Times

“This amount of money to be moved into a space, even with just a standard 5% draw, is going to be so significant,” said Teresa Younger, president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, which supports the women’s movement and the movement for gender equality in the U.S.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• feminist movement