Vocabulary

• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• such as: For example; like
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• shift: To change in position or direction
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• huge: Very very large
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• gender: State of being male or female
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• representation: Depicting objects, figures, or scenes as seen
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• feminist: Person believing women have the same rights as men
• amendment: A change, addition, or improvement to something
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• equality: Idea that all people have the same rights
• feminism: Belief that women and men have the same rights
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
• vocal: Expressing an opinion publicly in a loud way
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• misconduct: Bad or inappropriate behavior
• workplace: Place where work is done
• suffrage: Right to vote in national elections
• ratification: Act of formally accepting something, as a law