Contend with women's opinion (4)
I believe the answer is:
view
'opinion' is the definition.
('view' can be a synonym of 'opinion')
'contend with women's' is the wordplay.
'contend' becomes 'vie' ('vie' can be a synonym of 'contend').
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'women' becomes 'w'.
'vie'+'w'='VIEW'
(Other definitions for view that I've seen before include "Aspect, scene" , "Natural scenery or mental attitude" , "See" , "Opinion or aspect" , "Outlook" .)