all-male

English

Etymology

From all- +‎ male.

Adjective

all-male (not comparable)

  1. Involving only men and boys.
    Antonym: all-female
    Coordinate term: co-ed
    • 2021 February 10, Kyle Buchanan, quoting Natalie Portman, “It Could Be the Most Diverse Oscars Ever, but the Problem Isn’t Solved”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      Three years ago, Natalie Portman presented the best-director category at the Golden Globes with a sting in her voice. “Here are the all-male nominees,” she said.
      (Can we archive this URL?)
    • 2021 February 24, Hannah Ziady, “All-male boardrooms are a thing of the past at Britain’s top companies”, in CNN Business‎[2]:
      “It’s hard to believe that as recently as 2011, 43% of the FTSE 350 [index] still had all-male boards,” Mary O’Connor, acting senior partner at KPMG UK, said in a statement.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.