feminism
noun
the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men
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the belief that men and women should be treated in a different way and are suited to different types of jobs and different positions in society
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all the women who are working together to make sure that women have the same rights and opportunities as men
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in the UK and US, a woman who took part in public protests about giving women the right to vote in the early 1900s
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an unfair system that prevents some people, especially women, from reaching the most senior positions in a company or organization
adjective
involving sexism and the belief that men and women should be treated in a different way
adjective
an emancipated woman is not limited by traditional ideas about what women can do
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