female agency
Women choosing themselves
Female agency is the capacity of women to make independent choices and act on their own behalf.
The term appears in feminist discourse, literary criticism, and social analysis, often highlighting contexts where such autonomy has been constrained: The novel explores female agency in Victorian marriage.
It can describe individual self-determination or collective political power.
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- choiceAct of selecting
- equalitySame status for all
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
feminism · women's movement · suffrage · intersectionality · self-efficacy · voting rights · me too · independence · financial literacy · grassroots movements · speak out · consent · gender norms · entrepreneurship · breaking barriers · voice · policymaking · representation
female agencypatriarchy
Male-dominated social order
male supremacy · male dominance · misogyny · coverture · purdah