ADJ
young | middle-aged
elderly, old, older
An older woman sat on the bench in the park, watching the children play.
adult, grown
My mother is now an adult woman with her own family and responsibilities.
married | single, unattached, unmarried | widowed | divorced | pregnant | childless | business (also businesswoman), career, professional, working | non-working | attractive, beautiful, good-looking, handsome, pretty | desirable | well-dressed | plain, ugly | motherly | hysterical | decent, good | evil, wicked
battered
She works as a counselor helping battered women rebuild their lives after abuse.
the other
His wife discovered he had been seeing another woman for months.
VERB + WOMAN
depict, portray, present, show
The film portrays the main woman as a strong and independent character.
limit, reduce
In many countries, outdated laws have reduced women to roles as homemakers rather than professionals.
PHRASES
the position/role of women
The role of women in politics has expanded significantly over the past decade.
a woman of the world
After living in five countries, she had become a woman of the world with fascinating stories to share.
women's lib/liberation
In the 1970s, women's liberation movements fought hard for equal pay in the workplace.
the women's movement, women's rights