women's lib
Female emancipation movement
Women's lib is an informal, somewhat dated term for the women's liberation movement of the 1960s and 1970s, which advocated for equal rights and opportunities for women.
The shortened form can sound dismissive or trivializing, depending on who uses it: She was involved in women's lib back in the seventies.
Now largely replaced by feminism in general usage.
Matching compensation regardless of identity
- gender equalityEqual treatment regardless sex
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- parityState of being equal
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
fairness · Title IX · anti-discrimination · workplace equality · coeducation · gender-neutral · egalitarianism · pay gap
Right to cast ballots
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
- abortion accessAvailability of pregnancy termination
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
childcare · divorce rights · property rights · credit access · custody rights · education access · Roe v. Wade · birth control
Militant women's voting advocate
- feminist theoryScholarly analysis of patriarchy
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- The Feminine MystiqueLandmark second-wave manifesto
Betty Friedan · Gloria Steinem · Simone de Beauvoir · gender studies · radical feminism · ecofeminism · reproductive justice · second wave
Rhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
petition · picket · sit-in · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · bra-burning · strike
Power to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
consciousness-raising · assertiveness · self-worth · self-reliance · resilience · sisterhood · bodily autonomy · economic independence
equal pay
Matching compensation regardless of identity
- gender equalityEqual treatment regardless sex
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- parityState of being equal
equity · fairness · Title IX · anti-discrimination · workplace equality · coeducation · gender-neutral · egalitarianism · pay gap · glass ceiling
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- voting rightsEntitlement to elect officials
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
- abortion accessAvailability of pregnancy termination
maternity leave · childcare · divorce rights · property rights · credit access · custody rights · education access · Roe v. Wade · birth control · legal personhood
suffragette
Militant women's voting advocate
- feminist theoryScholarly analysis of patriarchy
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
Betty Friedan · Gloria Steinem · Simone de Beauvoir · The Feminine Mystique · gender studies · radical feminism · ecofeminism · reproductive justice · second wave · misogyny
march
Rhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
boycott · petition · picket · sit-in · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · bra-burning · strike · collective action
agency
Power to act
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
emancipation · consciousness-raising · assertiveness · self-worth · self-reliance · resilience · sisterhood · bodily autonomy · economic independence · career advancement
- 20th century cultureRoaring Twenties, Jazz Age, Great Depression, baby boom, counterculture
- 70sdisco, bell-bottoms, Saturday Night Fever, pet rock, leisure suits
- feminismfeminism, feminist theory, gender equality, feminist novels, feminist themes
- 70s Activismantiwar movement, Black Power, boycotts, Cesar Chavez, consciousness raising
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- baby boomersbaby boomers, post-war generation, me generation, retirees, retirement age
women's libpatriarchy
Male-dominated social order
male supremacy · male dominance · misogyny · sexism · male chauvinism
women's libanti-feminism
Opposition to gender equality
traditionalism · domesticity · complementarianism · barefoot and pregnant · backlash
woman, women, lib, libber, liberate, liberation, liberator, liberal, liberalism