postfeminist

[pohst-fem-uh-nist]

post·fem·i·nist

[pohst-fem-uh-nist]
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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Origin:
1980–85; post- + feminist

post·fem·i·nism, noun
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postfeminist (pəʊstˈfɛmɪnɪst)
 
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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