Unit 1. Vocabulary

-Feminism: is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. A feminist advocates or supports the rights and equality of women.

-Stereotype: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing: Examples in phrases: 

'the stereotype of the woman as the carer''sexual and racial stereotypes.-Gender: The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones)-Sex: The fact of belonging to either the male or female sex, refering to their biological status.-Gender discrimination: also known as sexism, is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. Sexist attitudes may stem from traditional stereotypes of gender roles, and may include the belief that a person of one sex is intrinsically superior to a person of the other.-Role:  or social role is a set of connected behaviours, rights, obligations,beliefs, and norms as conceptualised by people in a social situation. -Suffragettes: were members of women's organization (right to vote) movements in the late 19th and early 20th century, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States. Suffragist is a more general term for members of suffrage movements, whether radical or conservative, male or female.