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hypoagency

hypoagency noun: lack of agency, as sometimes ascribed to women in society.

Noun

hypoagency (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Lack of agency, as sometimes ascribed to women in society.
    • Conrad Riker, Never Argue With A Woman: Withdraw Attention, Affection, And Commitment
      Even our language is weaponized. "Toxic masculinity"? Try "female hypoagency"—the cultural habit of treating women as perpetual children who can't be held accountable.
    • One might conclude from the sample of cases I've mentioned and from Professor Starr's research that the criminal courts subscribe to women's hypoagency, that is, to the doctrine that women have less than complete human agency and so are not completely responsible for their actions, a doctrine to...2020, Gerard Casey, After #MeToo: Feminism, Patriarchy, Toxic Masculinity and Sundry Cultural Delights

Origin of hypoagency

From hypo- + agency.

Questions about hypoagency

What does hypoagency mean?
Hypoagency means lack of agency, as sometimes ascribed to women in society.
What part of speech is hypoagency?
Hypoagency is a noun.

Words near hypoagency in the dictionary

  1. hypoadrenocorticoid
  2. Hypoaeolian
  3. hypoaeration
  4. hypoaesthesia
  5. hypoaesthesias
  6. hypoagency
  7. hypoaggregation
  8. hypoaggregative
  9. hypoalbuminaemia
  10. hypoalbuminaemic
  11. hypoalbuminemia

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