Feminism is complex. Oxford dictionary defines feminism as, "The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes." But the trouble with this idea of feminism is, first and ...

One of America's top dictionary company says "feminism" is the word of the year—which makes sense, given how many times America had to look in the dictionary to remember what it meant. Officially, ...

Every year, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary distinguishes one word that received increased attention and interest throughout the year. There's no disputing that a lot has happened in 2017, giving the ...

Ever since Donald Trump became president, women have been having a moment. Or many, many moments — some complementary, some conflicting — depending on your perspective. Still, the women’s movement — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yahoo Lifestyle was lucky enough to spend much of Women’s History Month speaking with some amazing individuals — activists, ...

A man at a party once demanded me to explain why organizations like the Society of Women Engineers need to exist. I was one of two women in the room, which had seven men. I checked my instinctive ...

So, turns out all we had to do to get the word “feminism” into the forefront of our pop-culture consciousness is elect a man who brags about assaulting women on tape and humiliates his female ...

If being a feminist is about action and inclusion, the definition of feminism must be fluid. In recent years, the debate over what feminism means has become more urgent as feminism became a more ...

Merriam-Webster has named their 2017 words of the year with "Feminism" coming in at No. 1. According to the dictionary, Feminism was a top lookup throughout the year with several spikes depending on ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism." Yes, it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, lookups for feminism ...