Women's Studies Vocabulary Crossword

The act of advocating on behalf of women’s rights for the equality of the sexes.
A society’s system that classifies the father or the oldest male to be the head of the family.
The prejudice treatment against one who is different than another especially when it comes to race, sex, gender, and age.
The ability for a person to have the right to vote in political elections.
The process of one learning the social expectation’s of one’s sex.
The unjust treatment of a person and/or group who is seen as insignificant and irrelevant.
An increased awareness of political and social issues.
The way in which the effects of many forms of discrimination overlap.
Each “wave” of feminism is clearly defined by its goals and efforts during that specific wave.
A description that typically refers to a belief/assumption people have about a particular group of people and associate that group with a certain characteristic.
A particular person or group having an advantage and/or special right granted to them.
A society’s system that is inherited and traced through females of the descent.