feminises
Adds feminine traits
Feminises is the British spelling of feminizes.
To feminise is to give feminine qualities or characteristics to something or someone.
The term appears in discussions of biology, sociology, and culture: Estrogen feminises the body during puberty.
It can describe making institutions more accommodating to women, or critically, making something seem weaker by association with femininity.
Change from one state
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
- changeTo make different
- shiftMovement or work period
softening · modification · adaptation · reinvention · development · evolution · metamorphosis · transfiguration
Female reproductive hormone
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
- wombFetal development organ
- gynecologyFemale reproductive medicine
maternity · puberty · endocrinology · mammary · menstruation
Male-dominated social order
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- equalitySame status for all
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
sexism · misogyny · intersectionality · agency · subversion · hegemony · culture · tradition
transition
Change from one state
- conversionAct of changing states
- alterationAct of modifying
- changeTo make different
shift · softening · modification · adaptation · reinvention · development · evolution · metamorphosis · transfiguration · morphing
estrogen
Female reproductive hormone
gynecology · maternity · puberty · endocrinology · mammary · menstruation
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- equalitySame status for all
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
socialization · sexism · misogyny · intersectionality · agency · subversion · hegemony · culture · tradition · masculinity