Defining Western Feminism in 2023

New YouGov research across Western Europe and the United States finds a gap between people’s agreement with gender-equality principles and their willingness to call themselves 'feminists.' Respondents were randomly assigned one of three question formats: the word 'feminist' alone, a definition of feminist principles, or both. When asked the word alone, only 15–48% claimed the label; when given the definition, 74–91% endorsed equal rights, while the combined definition+word question produced 45–77% support.

National patterns varied. German respondents were least likely to self-identify as feminists (about 15%) even though roughly 83% agreed with equal rights, while Spaniards showed the highest self-identification in the word-only group (48%) and French participants were most likely to accept the label in the combined question (77%). The study shows that wording affects whether people attach a political label, separate from agreeing with equality.

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