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Female sexual arousal dysfunction
Female sexual arousal dysfunction (ICD-11 HA01.0) is reduced genital, non-genital, or subjective sexual arousal in women despite desire and adequate stimulation, causing distress; ISSWSH splits it into cognitive and genital subtypes, while DSM-5 merges it with low desire into FSIAD.
Female sperm
Female sperm is an informal term for X-bearing sperm that produce female offspring, or a hypothetical gamete from a female's cells enabling two females to have offspring.
Female submission
Female submission is the expectation or practice of women deferring to male authority in relationships, marriage, and society. Covers legal history, psychological costs, cross-cultural attitudes, consensual BDSM, and recent Gen Z survey trends.
Female Trouble
Female Trouble is John Waters's 1974 Baltimore cult film starring Divine as Dawn Davenport, a delinquent whose "crime is beauty" pursuit of fame leads to the electric chair; restored by Criterion in 2018.
Female urinal
Female urinal: fixed or hand-held device letting women urinate standing or squatting, also called She-Pee, Lapee, or PEEQUAL units. Used at festivals, schools, and hospitals; urinals are 6x faster than toilet carts, cutting women's 34x-longer queues.
Female-led relationship
A female-led relationship (FLR) is a relationship in which the partners agree that the woman is the main authority, with control ranging from informal to full.
Femboy
Femboy: slang for a usually cisgender young man with a conventionally feminine manner of self-expression; also 男の娘 (otoko no ko). 1990s slur reclaimed online, meme breakout late 2019, dictionary-listed circa 2012.
Femen (Фемен)
Femen (Фемен), feminist protest movement founded in Ukraine in 2008 in Khmelnytskyi, known for topless "sextremism" actions with slogans painted on the body against patriarchy, dictatorships, and the sex industry; later based in Paris and criticized for Islamophobia.
Femi Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila (Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila, born 1962) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician, six-term House member for Surulere I, Speaker of the 9th House (2019–2023), and Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu since June 14, 2023.
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti (Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti), Nigerian afrobeat musician born 1962 in London, eldest son of Fela Kuti, leads The Positive Force, holds four Grammy nominations, albums from Shoki Shoki to Journey Through Life (2025).
Femi One
Femi One, born Wanjiku Kimani, is a Kenyan rapper from Mwiki, Nairobi, signed to King Kaka's Kaka Empire, best known for the 2020 hit "Utawezana" with Mejja.
Femi Osofisan
Femi Osofisan, who publishes poetry as Okinba Launko, is a Nigerian playwright and University of Ibadan professor known for socially engaged drama drawing on Yoruba myth and history.
Femi Otedola
Femi Otedola, born Olufemi Peter Otedola, is a Nigerian billionaire who made his fortune in diesel through Zenon Petroleum, restructured Forte Oil, and chairs First HoldCo.
Femicide
Femicide: intentional killing of women because they are women (feminicidio, feminicide); coined by Diana Russell in 1976, Brussels. About 50,000 women and girls were killed by partners or family in 2024, 60% of all intentional female killings.
Femicides in Ciudad Juárez
Femicides in Ciudad Juárez (feminicidios): killings of women in the Mexican border city documented since 1993, marked by sexual violence, impunity, and the landmark 2009 Inter-American Court Cotton Field judgment against Mexico.
Femina George
Femina George, born 1997 in Saudi Arabia, is an Indian actress and former model in Malayalam cinema, known for her debut as Bruce Lee Biji in Minnal Murali (2021).
Femina Miss India
Femina Miss India is India's national beauty pageant run by Femina magazine since 1964; its winner represents India at Miss World. First winner Meher Castelino; 2026 titleholder Sadhvi Sail.
Femina Miss India 2017
Femina Miss India 2017 (fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017), 54th edition held 25 June 2017 at Yash Raj Film Studio, Mumbai. New all-30-states format; winner Manushi Chhillar of Haryana, later Miss World 2017; runners-up Sana Dua and Priyanka Kumari.
Femina Miss India 2019
Femina Miss India 2019, the 56th edition held 15 June 2019 in Mumbai, crowned Suman Rao of Rajasthan, who became 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2019; it drew fair-skin criticism.
Femina Miss India 2026
Femina Miss India 2026, the 61st edition held April 18, 2026 at KIIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, crowned Sadhvi Sail of Goa as Femina Miss India World 2026, with Rajnandini Pawar and Dr Sree Advaita G as runners-up.
Femina Sport
Femina Sport (Fémina Sport), Paris women's sports club founded 27 July 1912 by Pierre Payssé and Auguste Sandoz; first French women's multi-sports club, pioneer of women's football and athletics, Alice Milliat's club, 1920s French football champion.
Feminazi
Feminazi, a blend of feminist and Nazi, is an offensive slur for feminists popularized by Rush Limbaugh in the early 1990s, originally aimed at pro-choice advocates, now common in online antifeminist hate speech.
Feminejo
Feminejo is a subcategory of Brazilian sertanejo produced by and for women, named by the media, whose 2010s rise made it Brazil's most-listened genre in 2019.
Feminichi Fathima
Feminichi Fathima (ഫെമിനിച്ചി ഫാത്തിമ, Feminist Fathima), 2025 Malayalam satire directed by debutant Fasil Muhammed; Shamla Hamza as a Ponnani housewife fighting for a mattress; IFFK 2024 five awards, Kerala release 10 October 2025.
Feminine beauty ideal
Feminine beauty ideal, also called female beauty ideal: societal standards for women's appearance varying across cultures and eras, shaped by media and advertising, tied to body dissatisfaction, thin-ideal modeling, and body positivity movements.
Feminine hygiene
Feminine hygiene covers menstrual products (pads, tampons, cups, discs) and vulvovaginal care practices. Key facts: 2.1 billion menstruate, 500 million lack materials, douching raises infection risks, cups cut waste and cost.
Femininity
Femininity: the socially constructed set of qualities attributed to women, counterpart of masculinity and distinct from biological sex. Covers performativity theory, historical beauty ideals, measurement inventories, and self-assessment survey data.
Femininomenon
Femininomenon is a 2022 song by Chappell Roan, written with Daniel Nigro and released via Amusement Records; it opens The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023), shifts from piano ballad to dance-pop anthem, and charted on the Hot 100 in 2024.
Feminism
Feminism is a political movement and intellectual commitment seeking justice for women and the elimination of sexism. Scholars distinguish between feminist ideas and political movements.
Feminism in Australia
Feminism in Australia is the organized movement for women's equality, beginning with colonial suffrage campaigns in the 1880s; white women won the federal vote in 1902, and from the 1970s feminists worked closely with the state.