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McHenry County NOW
McHenry County NOW

A Chapter of the National Organization for Women

  • Who is NOW
  • NOW Priorities
  • Taking Action
  • Join Us!
    • Chapters
  • Events
    • Event Gallery
  • Legislation
    • 2022 – General Election Endorsements
  • Glossary
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Glossary

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A

Abortion

Affirmative Consent / “Yes Means Yes”

B

Benevolent Sexism

C

Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC)

D

Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

E

Economic Justice

F

Feminism

Feminist

First-wave Feminism

Fourth-wave Feminism

G

Gaslighting

Glass Ceiling

H

Hostile Sexism

I

Internalized Sexism

Intersectional Feminism

M

Mansplaining

Misogynoir

Misogyny

P

Patriarchy

Pro-Choice

R

Racial Justice

Rape Culture

Reproductive Justice

Reproductive Labor

Reproductive Rights

S

Second-wave Feminism

Sex Worker Exclusionary Radical Feminist (SWERF)

Sexism

Sexual Consent

Slut-shaming / Sex-shaming

T

Third-wave Feminism

Title IX

Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF)

V

Victim-blaming

W

White Feminism

Women Of Color (WOC)

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