superwomen
Exceptional women, plural
Superwomen is the plural of superwoman—women of extraordinary ability, strength, or accomplishment.
The term often describes women who seem to excel simultaneously at career, family, and personal pursuits: How do these superwomen manage it all?
It can be admiring or skeptical, questioning whether the ideal is realistic or even desirable.
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
- capableHaving required skills
resilient · determined · ambitious · courageous · unstoppable · tenacious · bold · autonomous
Woman with extraordinary abilities
- She-HulkGamma-powered lawyer
- StormViolent atmospheric disturbance
- valorCourage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
Supergirl · bravery · rescue · savior · champion · fearless · protector · defender
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
tenacity · might · powerhouse · indomitable · inner strength · grit · perseverance · willpower
First to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- transformativeCausing major change
groundbreaking · role model · mentor · icon · beacon · exemplar · luminary · changemaker
Direct effort for reform
- equalitySame status for all
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
emancipation · sisterhood · solidarity · empowerment · representation · advocacy · gender equality · breaking barriers
assertive
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- independentFree from external control
capable · resilient · determined · ambitious · courageous · unstoppable · tenacious · bold · autonomous · self-assured
superheroine
Woman with extraordinary abilities
Supergirl · courage · bravery · rescue · savior · champion · fearless · protector · defender · warrior
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
fortitude · tenacity · might · powerhouse · indomitable · inner strength · grit · perseverance · willpower · backbone
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
transformative · groundbreaking · role model · mentor · icon · beacon · exemplar · luminary · changemaker · pathbreaker
activism
Direct effort for reform
- equalitySame status for all
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
intersectionality · emancipation · sisterhood · solidarity · empowerment · representation · advocacy · gender equality · breaking barriers · leaning in
superwomendamsels in distress
Women requiring salvation
weaklings · victims · incompetents · failures · underachievers
superwomendamsels in distress
Women requiring salvation
victims · captives · hostages · tragic heroines · fallen women