▁women ' s ▁the ater ▁was ▁a ▁specific , ▁new ▁type ▁of ▁the ater . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁the ater ▁genre ▁itself ▁has ▁opened ▁itself ▁up ▁to ▁women ' s ▁view points . ▁Some ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁necessary ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁separate ▁genre , ▁because ▁of ▁increased ▁par ity . ▁Many ▁groups ▁fol ded . ▁ ▁However , ▁even ▁with ▁that ▁increased ▁par ity , ▁men ' s ▁roles ▁continue ▁to ▁out we igh ▁women ' s ▁roles ▁in ▁main stream ▁the ater , ▁and ▁the ▁situations ▁and ▁challeng es ▁facing ▁women ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁severe . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁the aters ▁again ▁that ▁are ▁either ▁explicitly ▁femin ist , ▁explicitly ▁women ' s ▁the aters , ▁or ▁that ▁define ▁themselves ▁as ▁inclus ive ▁of ▁women ' s ▁pers pect ives ▁specifically . ▁ ▁Vari ability ▁Fem in ist ▁the ater ▁def ies ▁definition ▁because , ▁by ▁its ▁nature , ▁it ▁is ▁about ▁breaking ▁boundaries ▁and ▁experiment ation . ▁Catherine ▁Cast ell ani ▁says , ▁" H istor ical ▁play , ▁science ▁fiction , ▁any ▁class , ▁any ▁race , ▁experimental ▁or ▁straight - forward , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁formula ▁for ▁a ▁femin ist ▁play ▁because ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁formula ▁for ▁how ▁to ▁be ▁human ." ▁ ▁Global ▁The ▁Women ' s ▁Mov ement ▁resulted ▁in ▁femin ist ▁theatre ▁around ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and