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feminism

belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests

false dichotomy

a choice between two things that is presented as if they are the only two possible things

efficacy

power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness.

sex discrimination

discrimination on the basis of gender; discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex

institution

1. a significant practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture

2. an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character

experiential

based on experience

metamessage

an underlying meaning or subtext

immutable

not subject or susceptible to change

stratification

the fact that the different parts of something exist in or have been arranged into separate groups

indeterminacy

the state of lacking precision or clarity, not precisely determined

cogent

convincing

inherent

belonging to the basic nature of something or someone; involved in the constitution or essential character of something

formal equality

treating everyone in similar circumstances the same, not taking into consideration social and historial context and different needs and circumstances of different people

desegregation

to abolish or eliminate segregation

androgyny

the quality of being neither feminine nor masucline

dualism

the quality of having a dual nature

precept

a rule that states how one should act (by an authority)

reified

to treat an abstraction as if it had materialised

praxis

practical application of knowledge

explicate

explain