English
STEMinismSTEMinism
Blend of STEM + feminism.
A blend of STEM + feminism
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’
Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’
Proto-West Germanic *stamni
Old English stemn
Middle English stem
English STEM
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’
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Proto-Italic *fēmanā
Latin fēmina ‘woman’
Latin fēminīnus
French féminisme
English feminism
Today it means
noun The movement to improve the representation of women in STEM fields, and to remove professional, academic, and social barriers to women's advancement.
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