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post-feminism

post-feminism is the alternative spelling of postfeminism.

Meaning of postfeminism

Noun

postfeminism (usually uncountable, plural postfeminisms)

  1. (usually) Any of a wide range of theories that respond to feminism, arguing that it is no longer relevant or that it needs to be extended to fit the changing expectations and experiences of women.
    • As the ’90s went by, third-wave feminism was edged out by postfeminism, a cheerful, consumerist movement arguing that feminism had achieved what it needed to and now women were largely free to behave just like men, sexually liberated and socially empowered. The catch was that we were also subtly...2025 April 15, Sophie Gilbert, “What Porn Taught a Generation of Women”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN

Questions about post-feminism

What is post-feminism the alternative spelling of?
Post-feminism is the alternative spelling of postfeminism.

Words near post-feminism in the dictionary

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  3. post-factual
  4. post-fascism
  5. post-fascist
  6. post-feminism
  7. post-finasteride syndrome
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  9. post-fines
  10. post-flyby
  11. post-Fordism

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