S4 B1-B2 THE GIRLNAISSANCE

repercussions - the negative results or effects of an action

incessant gendering - constant gender-related labelling of people or things

to hold onto an identity - to try to keep or maintain a specific identity

to lose a piece of your identity - to feel like part of who you are is gone

to equate sth to sth - to say two things are the same or equal

hodgepodge meal combination - a mix of different foods thrown together

to feed into diet culture - to support the obsession with thinness and dieting

to glamorize sth - to make sth seem more attractive than it really is

impressionable - easily influenced by others

inherently un-womanlike - naturally unfeminine

to rationalize sb’s spending habits - to justify why sb spends money in a certain way

to reinforce stereotypes - to make existing stereotypes stronger

to push the narrative that women are frivolous - to promote the idea that women are silly or care too much about unimportant things

overexposed to gendered language - hearing too much language that emphasizes traditional gender roles

to subscribe to stereotypes - to believe or accept stereotypes

to fuel a never-ending cycle of gender inequality - to keep gender inequality going without stopping

insurmountable societal expectations - society’s expectations that feel impossible to meet

to propagate sexism - to spread or encourage sexist ideas

occupation - a job or profession

to overcome misogyny - to successfully deal with misogyny

perpetual fight for gender equality - ongoing fight for gender equality
contradiction - a situation where two things seem to oppose each other or cannot both be true

minority - a small group within a larger group, often with less power or representation

to unify - to bring people together

to fight for a cause - to work hard to support or achieve sth important

to develop a new sense of identity - to create or discover a new way of seeing yourself

outside the framework of what is meant to be feminine - not following expectations about how women should look or behave

to tie sb together - to connect or unite people in a close way

to justify bad financial decisions - to give reasons for making poor choices with money

under the excuse of “I’m just a girl” - using the idea of being a girl as a reason to justify or excuse certain behavior

to build the narrative that women... - to create or promote the idea that women ...

to seek a man-made ideal of femininity - to try to achieve a standard of femininity created by men

delicate - soft, gentle, or easily damaged

put-together - well-organized, neat, or appearing confident and stylish

messy - disorganized, untidy, or complicated

oppressive stereotypes - harmful or unfair stereotypes
to take over - to gain control of sth or become more dominant

tied with a pink ribbon - decorated with a pink ribbon

pearl-embellished - decorated or adorned with pearls

satin ballet flats - soft, shiny, flat shoes

to adorn sth with bows - to decorate sth with bows

dainty - small, delicate, and pretty

to embrace hyperfemininity - to fully adopt extremely feminine traits or behaviors

an act of defiance - an act of resistance or rebellion against sth

fleeting girlhood - the short and temporary period of being a young girl

to weaponize gender against sb - to use gender as a tool to harm or control sb

to lose your youth to sth - to spend your young years on sth, often in a way that feels wasted

quick fix - a fast and easy solution to a problem, often not long-lasting

to make up for the lost time - to try to do sth you missed out on earlier in life

to participate in a trend - to follow a trend

to seek a perpetual state of girlhood - to try to stay young forever

to reverse time - to wish or try to go back to an earlier time

to cling to youth - to desperately try to stay young or avoid aging

to watch time pass by - to feel like life is moving forward without you achieving much

aspirations - hopes, dreams, or goals for the future

to dissect a trend - to analyze or examine a trend in detail

to grapple with sth - to struggle with or try to understand sth difficult

to tie a ribbon in your hair/on your bag - to decorate your hair or your bag with a ribbon
past one’s peak - no longer at the best or most successful point in life

to spiral into sth - to quickly and uncontrollably fall into a bad situation

light-hearted - fun, cheerful, and not serious

negative implications - harmful consequences of sth

to justify unnecessary purchases - to give reasons for buying things you don’t really need

to budget like a girl - to manage money in a way that is stereotypically associated with women

to be bad with money - to struggle with managing or saving money

to make low-effort meals - to make quick and easy meals

innocent joke - a harmless or playful comment meant to be funny

to develop an eating disorder - to develop unhealthy eating habits

to call sth out - to point out or criticize sth, especially sth wrong or unfair

to glorify youth - to praise or idealize being young

to reduce women down to a stereotype - to see women only as a simplified, often negative idea

to excuse sth - to justify or explain away sth, often sth bad

bad judgement - making poor or unwise decisions

lack of skill - not having the ability to do sth well

to make light of one’s shortcomings - to joke about your weaknesses

to cherish youth - to value and appreciate being young

to distance yourself from sth - to avoid or separate yourself from sth

to reject femininity - to refuse to embrace your feminine side

to prove yourself - to show others that you are capable or worthy

mature - behaving in a grown-up or responsible way

to expire - to no longer be valid, useful, or relevant

to nurture the girl inside - to embrace the youthful part of yourself

to wear pink unapologetically - to wear pink proudly