Definition of "feminization" [fem•i•ni•za•tion]

• The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized (noun)
• The development of female sex characteristics (noun)

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• "We continually speak about the fact that women make 70 cents to every dollar a man makes and yet we refuse to acknowledge more than lip service to the term feminization of poverty."
• "Black women represent the very term feminization of poverty and when responsible for raising a child, motherhood and race combine in many instances to create abject poverty."
• "The so-called feminization of America really the slow movement toward equality is reflected in most sports, many boardrooms, and the military."