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Lois Banner uses the term and discusses the idea of a "third wave" of feminism in chapter seven. "Third wave" feminism refers to the period beginning in the mid-1980s and on into 1990s where a new generation of feminism and feministic ideals were founded. In order to understand the "third wave" there must be an understanding of the "second wave." In short, "second wave" feminism focused primarily on the inclusion of women in traditionally male-dominated areas. This new third wave of feminism seeks to challenge and expand common definitions of gender and sexuality for women.
Banner believes the third wave was born out of a concern for sexuality and women's bodies in political debate and cultural representation during the 1980s and 1990s. A new generation of young women, known as "Generation X" and "postfeminists" did one of two things; they rejected the known idea of feminism or chose to define feminism themselves, based on their own terms and ideas. The idea of defining it......

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