the advocacy or furtherance of women's rights, interests, and equality with men, esp in political, economic, and social spheres
Feminism is a theory which involves women emancipating themselves on their own terms from inequalities and discrimination based on gender. The canon of this political philosophy addresses patriarchal orthodoxies within a male-dominated society. It seeks to bring an end to women's subordination and violence against women by empowering women and giving them control over their own bodies — Helena Kennedy
feminist noun and adj