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

Her influence and her drive helped usher in a new era for women's rights in sports.

From BBC

Padma Joshi, from Football for Freedom, which is part of the Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti women's rights non-profit organisation, wants to educate families about these risks.

From BBC

French Gates’s philanthropy is now focused on women’s rights and young people.

From The Wall Street Journal

Angry Iranians have taken to the streets with increasing frequency over the past decade, mobilizing over allegations of election rigging in 2009, women’s rights in 2022, and, late last year, the worsening economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pahlavi and Ebadi, the human rights activist, tried to create a broad alliance after the women’s rights protests in 2022 but it fell apart over their personal disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal