femaleist
n. A movement that acknowledges and celebrates the ways in which women are different from men.
Etymology
Examples
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.
—Joan Ryan, “Men, Women, Apples and Oranges,” The San Francisco Chronicle, April 04, 1999
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.
—Tom Robbins, “Gender gap closing fast in sports,” The Toronto Star, March 14, 1999
1999 (earliest)
The femaleist premise could be summarized as: Yes, we are different—wanna make something of it?
—Barbara Ehrenreich, “The Real Truth About The Female Body,” Time, March 01, 1999
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