genderquaken.
/ˈdʒɛndəkweɪk/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛndərˌkweɪk/ Originally U.S.
A radical alteration in the relationship between the sexes, esp. one resulting from deliberate changes in women's economic or political activity.
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1993 N. Wolf Fire with Fire Introd. p. xiv From the autumn of 1991 to the present, a new era has begun–the era of the ‘genderquake’, in which the meaning of being a woman is changed for ever.
1994 Nation (Nexis) 28 Nov. 642 Oh genderquake, where are you now?.. As it has in every election year except 1992, the women's vote has failed to materialize as a self-conscious political alignment of sufficient magnitude to sweep liberal women candidates and like-minded men into office.
2007 H. Bradley Gender v. 129 It can be argued..that the renowned ‘genderquake’ which we are said to be undergoing has had little impact overall on the discourses of masculinity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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