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Dec 27, 2022 · This fall, Cambridge University Press redefined woman to include not only “an adult female human being,” but also “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth (example, ‘Mary is a woman who was assigned male at birth.’).”. Wits quickly supplied additional definitions ...
- ‘I’m A Force to Be Reckoned With’
- 'Womanhood Is Much More Complex Than Chromosomes'
- ‘It Means Having The Choice to Be Bold and Speak Up’
- 'I Contain Multitudes'
- 'It's About Solving Impossible Problems'
- ‘Being A Woman Is Fully Badass’
- 'My Existence Is An Act of Resistance'
- ‘You Can’T Put Me in A Little Box’
- ‘Women Are Looking Inward Now More Than Ever’
- 'I'm Claiming Ownership Over My Body and My Identity'
"Being a woman to me in my past has always meant being too much. This is what I was always taught in my childhood and adolescence. Whenever someone said I was too loud or too talkative, it would hurt. ‘Too much' is no longer an insult to me; it is a sign of pride. If I am 'too much' for the world in this moment, I am just right for me as a woman. "...
"I think today we are seeing the very beginning of the acceptance that womanhood is not simply a set of body parts and functions that were never generalizable to all women anyway. That womanhood is much more complex than chromosomes or the ability to carry a baby. "As a trans woman, it took me decades to understand that, despite all outward physica...
"By the end of 2020, I will (hopefully!) be finished with my first semester of college at Barnard College of Columbia University. I’m a first-generation Chinese-American 17-year-old and one of two daughters of a single and immigrant mother. "Like the hyphen in Chinese-American, I see how my experiences are all due to the intersection of my differen...
"Aside from being a woman, I'm invisibly disabled, a writing instructor at a college, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor, a freelance writer, a journalist, an alcoholic, a sexual assault survivor, a sister, a daughter, a granddaughter, a cousin, and a friend. "My friends and I always joke around and say 'I contain multitudes' when someone find...
"I am the child of immigrants, fat, queer, and live with autism and mental health issues including an eating disorder. Increasingly, being a woman in 2020 is [about] solving impossible problems. Making sure my community is safe and still connected and loved. It’s about boundaries, especially as a mental health professional—giving people support wit...
"Being a woman is a really interesting experience in the modern age (and all through history, let's be real)... I think that for me, part of being a woman means standing up for the values that I hold, and trying to make sure that all of the women, even and maybe even especially those who may not intersect with my life, are able to live their lives ...
"I would say that as a woman of color, my existence is an act of resistance. Anything I do, whether I want it to be or not, is inherently political. I navigate the world knowing these things...[and] when I have an opportunity to use any privilege I have for 'good,' I take advantage of that. "For me, my job as a writer on a TV show [The Proud Family...
"I was adopted from Vietnam when I was four, and my whole family is white and we live in a town that is less than 4,000 people and predominantly white. Growing up, I was the only non-white person or Asian person at my school. It was kind of like a shock to everyone for me to be there... If you hadn’t seen me and just saw my name and that I’m from M...
"Being a woman to me in 2020 means self-awareness. I believe the uptick in diversity in terms of gender identity, sexuality, and personal identity is coming from a rise in self-awareness. Women are looking inward more now than ever and investigating all aspects of their identity. "I try to be as self-aware as possible with critical thinking—I basic...
"Being a queer femme woman has honestly been interesting to navigate... Before I had a better understanding of my sexuality, I was afraid to dress less feminine because I thought people would think I was queer, which is really just my own internalized homophobia talking. Now that I'm more comfortable with my identity, I look at clothes as an artist...
Being a woman means recognizing that gender is not binary but exists on a spectrum. As we explore what it truly means to be a woman, let us celebrate the diversity within our community and champion each other’s successes.
Mar 5, 2020 · A n “adult human female,” according to a seemingly common-sense slogan seen on the T-shirts and laptop stickers of those who oppose the idea that transgender women are women. They argue that...
Apr 11, 2023 · Although intersex individuals don’t nullify the sexual binary, it’s important to formulate a definition of “woman” that can capture the wide range of variations present in women. Here’s a definition I formulated: A woman is an adult human whose body is organized around two related functions: 1) the production, storage, and delivery of ...
noun. us / ˈwʊm.ən / uk / ˈwʊm.ən / plural women us / ˈwɪm.ɪn / uk / ˈwɪm.ɪn /. Add to word list. Add to word list. A1 [ C ] an adult female human being: She's a really nice woman. A woman and two men were arrested the day after the explosion. Women first got the vote in Britain in 1918.
a. : an adult female person. b. : a woman belonging to a particular category (as by birth, residence, membership, or occupation)usually used in combination. councilwoman. 2. : womankind. 3. : distinctively feminine nature : womanliness.
