An increasing number of people identify as feminists, but there is disagreement about whom and what feminism should be fighting for.
By: Thekla Morgenroth, Teri Kirby, Miriam Zehnter and Michelle Ryan
Posted on 27 May 2024
Key findings
Using a multi-method approach, across three studies we examine…
- Disagreements in today’s feminist movement and how these disagreements come together to form different ideological groups;
- And psychological variables associated with different feminist beliefs and ideologies.
In doing so we establish a nuanced picture of contemporary feminism in the UK and the US, unpacking which topics today’s feminists disagree on and how views on these topics hang together to understand what different ideological groups of feminists exist in the UK and U.S today.
Transgender issues, sex work, and the importance of marginalised perspectives were the most polarising issues across studies, highlighting that feminists are more divided on the issue of who feminism should fight for, than what feminism should fight for.
Our research uncovers the breadth of feminist ideologies and the continued barriers to a truly inclusive and intersectional feminist movement.
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