women's rights

American  

Or woman's rights

plural noun

1. the rights claimed for women, equal to those of men, with respect to suffrage, property, the professional fields, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of women's rights

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Riggs knew what he was doing in challenging King, a player whose public figure was tied into the ever-growing women's rights movement.

From BBC

UN experts and 400 prominent women have urged Iran not to execute Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer and women's rights activist.

From BBC

It was the first of several incidents Jess experienced in her teens and 20s that would later inform her women's rights campaigning.

From BBC

I remember the women’s rights activist who had to escape when the Taliban returned to power.

From Salon

An estimated 90 million people worldwide watched King, then aged 29, win the best-of-five set match against a 55-year-old former Wimbledon and US Open singles champion - and it is remembered as a key part of the women's rights movement and push for equality in sport.

From BBC