n. A movement that acknowledges and celebrates the ways in which women are different from men.
1999
"What my book does, I think, is say, Let's look at ourselves and not feel defensive,"' says Mill Valley writer Dianne Hale, author of "Just Like a Woman: How Gender Science Is Redefining What Makes Us Female" (Bantam), published last month. Hale and the authors of the two similar books have been described as "femaleists" rather than feminists.
1999
Femaleists argue that, given equal training opportunities and
encouragement, women could also overtake men in medium-distance
events.
In her new book, Natalie Angier, hailed as a leader of the
femaleist movement, says women are far stronger than they have
ever realized.
encouragement, women could also overtake men in medium-distance
events.
In her new book, Natalie Angier, hailed as a leader of the
femaleist movement, says women are far stronger than they have
ever realized.
1999 (earliest)
The femaleist premise could be summarized as: Yes, we are different—wanna make something of it?