emancipation of women
Freeing the fairer sex
The emancipation of women is the movement toward equal rights and freedoms for women—in law, politics, education, employment, and social standing.
The phrase was common in the 19th and early 20th centuries: The emancipation of women requires access to higher education.
It has largely given way to "women's liberation" and "feminism," though it still appears in historical contexts.
- gender parityEqual treatment across sexes
- voteFormal choice expression
- right to voteLegal power to elect
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- wage equalityEqual compensation regardless of demographics
legal reform · intersectionality · art activism · media representation · girl power · voice · seat at the table · breaking barriers · feminism · bra burning · workplace diversity · march · reproductive rights · microfinance · body positivity · voting rights · gender-based violence · economic independence
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Male-dominated social order
male dominance · male supremacy · misogyny · coverture · purdah
emancipation of womenanti-feminism
Opposition to gender equality
traditionalism · complementarianism · social conservatism · reaction
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