power feminism

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power feminism (uncountable)

  1. A form of feminism that actively attempts to challenge and overcome discrimination against women.
    Coordinate term: victim feminism
    • 2005, Drude von der Fehr, Anna Jonasdottir, Bente Rosenbeck, Is There A Nordic Feminism?, page 216:
      In the field of sexuality, victim feminism is anti-sexual whereas power feminism believes that what every woman does with her body and in her bed is her own business.