ə adjective
1.
pertaining to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
2.
resulting from or incorporating the ideology of this movement: a postfeminist household in which both partners share all tasks equally.
3.
differing from or reflecting moderation of this ideology: postfeminist thinking about motherhood and careers.
noun
4.
a person who believes in, promotes, or embodies any of various ideologies springing from the feminism of the 1970s.
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Postfeminist
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| —adj | |
| 1. | resulting from or including the beliefs and ideas of feminism |
| 2. | differing from or showing moderation of these beliefs and ideas |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who believes in or advocates any of the ideas that have developed from the feminist movement |
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