"postfeminism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: postfeminisms [plural], post-feminism [alternative]
Etymology: From post- + feminism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{prefix|en|post|feminism}} post- + feminism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} postfeminism (usually uncountable, plural postfeminisms)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (range of viewpoints that position themselves as reactions to feminism): postfeminisme (Danish), Postfeminismus [masculine] (German), postfeminizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)

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