postfeminist

American  

[pohst-fem-uh-nist] / poʊstˈfɛm ə nɪst /

adjective

1. relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.

2. relating to or characterized by the more equal treatment of women resulting from the success of this movement.

   a postfeminist household in which both partners share all tasks equally.

3. relating to or noting a more moderate campaign for women’s rights in the era after many of the goals of the feminist movement, as more equal access to educational opportunities, more equal treatment in the workplace, and reproductive rights, were met.

   postfeminist acceptance of a woman’s right to prioritize either her career or her family.

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noun

1. a person who believes in, promotes, or embodies any of various ideologies springing from the feminism of the 1970s.

postfeminist British  

/ pəʊstˈfɛmɪnɪst /

adjective

1. resulting from or including the beliefs and ideas of feminism

2. differing from or showing moderation of these beliefs and ideas

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noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates any of the ideas that have developed from the feminist movement

Other Word Forms

• postfeminism noun

Etymology

Origin of postfeminist

1980–85; post- + feminist ( def. )

Example Sentences

Over the past few years, that Austrian choreographer and director’s radically feminist — or postfeminist — brand of dance theater has garnered critical acclaim and gained a cult following.

From New York Times

Eleanor is a chic postfeminist dynamo, or, as the clever Katie thinks of her: “Entrepreneur Barbie: shiny brown hair in mermaid curls, skin dewy, eyes clear.”

From Washington Post

So, what are we supposed to do with the idea of loud women in our postfeminist age?

From The Guardian

In the book “Women Watching Television: Gender, Class, and Generation in the American Television Experience,” Andrea Press separates television eras into prefeminist, feminist and postfeminist.

From Salon

I consider myself a postfeminist.

From Washington Post