gynocentric
adjective
gy·no·cen·tric
ˌgī-nə-ˈsen-trik 
: dominated by or emphasizing feminine interests or a feminine point of view compare androcentric
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The album was hardly constructed solely with gynocentric energy — its producer is the great Blake Mills, and the musicians include such legends as drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Pino Palladino, as well as frequent Kendrick Lamar collaborator Sounwave.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2022
This being one of Almodóvar’s gynocentric sagas, our heroines bring forth daughters: Janis gives birth to Cecilia, and Ana to Anita.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
Not a guide to gynocentric plot-building—more of a roaming miscellany of heroines across the ages.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2021
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Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2022
This being one of Almodóvar’s gynocentric sagas, our heroines bring forth daughters: Janis gives birth to Cecilia, and Ana to Anita.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
Not a guide to gynocentric plot-building—more of a roaming miscellany of heroines across the ages.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2021
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“Gynocentric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gynocentric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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