women's movement
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women's movement
A social and political movement that works for women's equality, the elimination of discrimination, and the improvement of their position in society.
Die Frauenbewegung hat im 20. Jahrhundert wichtige Meilensteine wie das Frauenwahlrecht erkämpft.
In the 20th century, the women's movement fought for important milestones such as women's suffrage.
The word is made up of 'Frauen' (plural of 'Frau', woman) and 'Bewegung' (movement). So it literally describes a movement by or for women.
Sie hat ein Buch über die Geschichte der Frauenbewegung geschrieben.
She wrote a book about the history of the women's movement.
When 'Frauenbewegung' (women's movement) is the subject of a sentence, it is often combined with verbs of fighting and demanding. Typical phrases are: 'die Frauenbewegung kämpft für' (the women's movement fights for), 'fordert' (demands), or 'setzt sich ein für' (advocates for).
Die Frauenbewegung kämpft seit Jahrzehnten für Lohngleichheit.
The women's movement has been fighting for equal pay for decades.
In connection with the women's movement, people often speak of different 'waves'. This metaphor describes different phases of the movement, each with its own goals and areas of focus.
Die zweite Welle der Frauenbewegung konzentrierte sich stark auf private und gesellschaftliche Strukturen.
The second wave of the women's movement focused heavily on private and social structures.
feminism
Feminismus and Frauenbewegung both refer to standing up against the discrimination of women. Feminismus also includes the underlying political and ideological ideas. Frauenbewegung refers more specifically to the social movement and its shared activities.
Bei der Demonstration macht die Frauenbewegung gemeinsam auf diese politischen Forderungen aufmerksam.
At the demonstration, the women's movement jointly draws attention to these political demands.
In ihrem Vortrag erklärt sie den Feminismus als Grundlage ihrer politischen Forderungen.
In her talk, she explains feminism as the basis for her political demands.
