Women's Liberation Movement
Definition
The Women's Liberation Movement refers to a social and political movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to achieve gender equality, challenge traditional gender roles, and address issues such as workplace discrimination and reproductive rights.
Analogy
Imagine a group of students who are tired of being assigned different homework based on their gender. They form a club called 'The Homework Equality Movement' to fight for equal assignments for all students.
Related terms
Feminism: A related term, feminism refers to the belief in social, political, and economic equality between genders.
Gender Roles: Gender roles are societal expectations about how individuals should behave based on their assigned sex.
Reproductive Rights: Reproductive rights refer to the right to control one's own reproductive choices, including access to contraception and abortion.
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