feminocentrism
feminocentrism noun: focus on women; a female-centered worldview (sometimes used pejoratively to imply such a focus is misandric).
Noun
feminocentrism (uncountable)
- focus on women; a female-centered worldview (sometimes used pejoratively to imply such a focus is misandric)
- Feminocentrism and the Road to Female Empowerment At the onset of the riot scene in North and South, Margaret Hale is safely stationed with the Thornton family on the second floor of their home.1994, Constance D. Harsh, Subversive heroines: feminist resolutions of social crisis in the condition-of-England novel
- This method of inquiry is more holistic, as it goes beyond criticisms of androcentrism or feminocentrism (the practice of viewing the world and shaping reality from a male lens then, conversely, from a female lens) […]2002, Cecilia Reynolds, Women and school leadership: international perspectives, page 152
- Synonyms:
- gynocentrism
Synonyms of feminocentrism
Origin of feminocentrism
From Latin fēmina + -centrism.
Questions about feminocentrism
- What does feminocentrism mean?
- Feminocentrism means focus on women; a female-centered worldview (sometimes used pejoratively to imply such a focus is misandric).
- What part of speech is feminocentrism?
- Feminocentrism is a noun.
Words near feminocentrism in the dictionary
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