women's movement
1women's movement — n. a movement or campaign to achieve WOMEN S RIGHTS, specif., the widespread movement begun in the mid 20th cent. chiefly in North America and Europe * * * Diverse social movement, largely based in the U.S., seeking equal rights and opportunities …
2women's movement — women s .movement n the women s movement all the women who are involved in the aim of improving the social, economic, and political position of women and of ending sexual ↑discrimination …
3women's movement — n. a movement or campaign to achieve WOMEN S RIGHTS, specif., the widespread movement begun in the mid 20th cent. chiefly in North America and Europe …
4women's movement — noun (also with caps) the movement amongst women to try to achieve equality with men, with regard to eg job opportunities, pay, legal status, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑woman …
5women’s movement — The name given to those women who campaign for more rights for women, in areas such as childcare, pay levels, the workplace and parliamentary representation. The movement is not formally organised with a known national leadership. Much of its… …
6women's movement — noun the women s movement all the women who are involved in the aim of improving the social, economic, and political position of women and of ending sexual discrimination (1) …
7women's movement — N SING: usu the N You use the women s movement to refer to groups of people and organizations that believe that women should have the same rights and opportunities in society as men …
8women's movement, the — women s ,movement, the noun all the women who are working together to make sure that women have the same rights and opportunities as men …
9women's movement — This term refers to the mobilization of women around the project of changing and improving their position in society. It is often used interchangeably with ‘Women s Liberation Movement’ to describe the second wave of feminism from the 1970s… …
10women's movement — /ˈwɪmənz muvmənt/ (say wimuhnz moohvmuhnt) noun the movement which seeks to free women from sexist discrimination and make available to them the opportunity to play any role in society they choose. Also, women s liberation …