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Narrator: Today's word is "Feminism" — noun, pronounced /ˈfɛmɪnɪzəm/, with the stress on "fe".
Narrator: Feminism is the movement and belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
Narrator: In plain English, feminism is the fight for women's rights — like equal pay and equal opportunity.
Narrator: It comes from the French féminisme, meaning feminism, from the Latin femina, a woman, plus the suffix ism.
Narrator: "To support feminism" describes advocating for women's equality.
Narrator: It differs from femininity because feminism is a movement, whereas femininity is about qualities.
Narrator: "Third-wave feminism" is a sense meaning the modern movement focusing on diversity and intersectionality.
Narrator: Politics, sociology, history, law and culture all rely on the word feminism.
Narrator: So remember: feminism is the equality movement, from the Latin for woman.
Speaker A: What is feminism?
Speaker B: The equality movement! FEMINISM comes from the French féminisme, from the Latin femina, a woman, so it means the movement for women's rights and equality.
Speaker A: So feminism fights for equal pay?
Speaker B: Yes — and equal rights!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "To support feminism"; "third-wave feminism"; "the history of feminism" — advocacy, waves and past.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse feminism with femininity, because feminism is a movement, while femininity is about qualities.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Egalitarianism' the broad cousin, 'suffragism' the historical twin, 'women's liberation' the radical alternative. The word keeps its equal charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "feminism" in AI prompts — useful for politics apps and history tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame politics?
Speaker B: Right. For a politics app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide to what feminism means, naming two goals.
Speaker A: How about a history tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to narrate:
Prompt: Draft a short history of feminism, naming two waves.
Speaker A: Could it help with a sociology bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame change:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how feminism changed society, naming one reform.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a culture chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on feminism in literature, naming one author.
Feminism — meaning in Arabic & definition More F courses GL Dictionary