As opposed to the meaning of the word "Woman" in "Discursive" (Language) or "Performative" (a la Butler et al.) terms, the term Embodied Woman refers to women for whom the body has been the site of experiencing their femaleness.
I say I am a woman not because I feel like a woman or because of the clothes I desire to wear but because this patriarchal society's response to my existence as a human being has had a lot to do with the fact that I have boobs and a vagina. Moreover, I have the capacity to get pregnant, and I get periods and all the bodily experiences that come with it such as PMS, PCOD, cramps, etc. Thus I say that I am an Embodied Woman.
by Class struggle memes July 19, 2022