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Definition of Feminisation

1. Noun. The process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration.

Definition of Feminisation

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of feminization) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Feminisation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. No Turning Back: Generations and the Genderquake by Helen Wilkinson (1994)
"... an argument that used to be couched in moral terms (and a language of rights) is being recast in terms of competitive advantage.40 feminisation and the ..."

2. The Development Decade?: Economic and Social Change in South Africa, 1994-2004 by Vishnu Padayachee (2007)
"Figure 18.2 Global and local levels of analysis Structural Pauperisation Matters of personal interaction Gender + age feminisation, ..."

3. The Old-fashioned Woman: Primitive Fancies about the Sex by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1913)
"Against feminisation by women teachers, if not by women students, the universities still for the most part protect themselves. More than half a century ago ..."

4. International Migration in Asia: Trends and Policies by Oecd (2001)
"feminisation of migration for employment When Conventions Nos. ... This "feminisation" is sometimes characterised by an over-representation of women ..."

5. Women in South African History: Basus'iimbokodo, Bawel'imilambo / They by Nomboniso Gasa (2007)
"The parameters of the debate on the feminisation of migration have also been largely defined by the west's growing concern with the influx of migrant women ..."

6. The Teacher Today: Tasks, Conditions, Policies edited by Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1990)
"Towards greater feminisation? Theoretical arguments can be deployed either ... Plausible reasons to expect growing feminisation would include the argument ..."

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