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

Derived 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 • Oct. 6, 2022

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

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2018

This yearning to become younger — not smarter, richer, more powerful — is telling in an age that considers itself postfeminist.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2015

Writing at the high-water mark of second-wave feminism, LaVey’s advice is strangely prescient of Camille Paglia and other postfeminist provocateurs.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2014

She affects irony, so you know she is deadly serious about her postfeminist problems--find a gym, find a guy, find a low-cal chocolate.

From Time Magazine Archive