third-wave feminism

noun

A period of feminist activity that began in the early 1990s as a response to perceived failures of second-wave initiatives to address the needs of women of many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds.

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Meanings

nounthird-wave feminism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA period of feminist activity that began in the early 1990s as a response to perceived failures of second-wave initiatives to address the needs of women of many races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and cultural backgrounds.
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