Feminists
Definition
Feminists are individuals who support feminism, which is a social, political, and cultural movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women.
Analogy
Think of feminists as coaches on a sports team. Just like how coaches want all players (regardless of their position) to have equal opportunities to play and show their skills, feminists strive for equality among genders.
Related terms
Women's Liberation Movement: The social struggle aimed at liberating women from patriarchal norms and structures during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): A proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one's sex.
Title IX: A federal law passed in 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other education program that receives federal money.
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