I do believe that some countries are skewing the results, but the ratios across the board are worrying.
Though this could be due to the phrasing of questions. “Do you define yourself as a feminist?” Is a question that by its very nature is going to skew towards a negative result. I personally hold very strong feminist values and promote them openly, but would still struggle to agree that I ‘define’ myself as feminist.
I have so many problems with poll questions. A question that expects a yes/no answer is never going to produce useful results, because the correct answer is “it’s more complicated than that”.
feminist has no clear definition anymore. it’s an empty term with little agreement on what it stands for.
feminist in the 70s, and first wave stuff, was clearly defined. feminism in 2020s could be really anything. They are feminists who think 1950s gender roles are ‘liberation’. And lots of conservative women think they are feminists now when they argue that a woman’s role is to be a homemaker and mother and having a career is wrong/bad.
Here is the article from Kings College with a link to the full results:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/almost-a-third-of-gen-z-men-agree-a-wife-should-obey-her-husband
I do believe that some countries are skewing the results, but the ratios across the board are worrying.
Though this could be due to the phrasing of questions. “Do you define yourself as a feminist?” Is a question that by its very nature is going to skew towards a negative result. I personally hold very strong feminist values and promote them openly, but would still struggle to agree that I ‘define’ myself as feminist.
I have so many problems with poll questions. A question that expects a yes/no answer is never going to produce useful results, because the correct answer is “it’s more complicated than that”.
feminist has no clear definition anymore. it’s an empty term with little agreement on what it stands for.
feminist in the 70s, and first wave stuff, was clearly defined. feminism in 2020s could be really anything. They are feminists who think 1950s gender roles are ‘liberation’. And lots of conservative women think they are feminists now when they argue that a woman’s role is to be a homemaker and mother and having a career is wrong/bad.