Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

feminizm

/feminizm/Roman

English meaning: Feminism

Polish Definition

(Polski)

Ruch społeczny i polityczny dążący do równości praw kobiet i mężczyzn.

English Definition

The advocacy of women's rights and gender equality. Polish feminism has gained prominence — the 2020 Constitutional Tribunal ruling effectively banning almost all abortions triggered massive protests (Strajk Kobiet — Women's Strike), the largest demonstrations in Poland since 1989. Women's reproductive rights and gender equality are among the most contested political issues in contemporary Poland.

Example

Strajk Kobiet 2020 był największymi protestami w Polsce od 1989 roku.

In English: The Women's Strike 2020 was the largest protests in Poland since 1989.

Synonyms

  • emancypacja
  • równouprawnienie

Antonyms / Opposites

  • seksizm
  • patriarchat

Literary Heritage

Naród, który nie pamięta przeszłości, skazany jest na jej powtórzenie.

A nation that does not remember its past is condemned to repeat it.

Henryk Sienkiewicz · Novelist · 19th century

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis, Preface to the third edition, 1896

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