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AI Summary. Survey data show 35% of Americans say the term "feminist" describes them somewhat or very well, down from 51% earlier. Women are more likely than men to identify as feminist (42% vs 27%), with the widest gap among those age 18–29, where 55% of women but 31% of men claim the label.

Daniel Cox and Kelsey Eyre Hammond American Enterprise Institute
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55% of US women aged 18-29 identify as a “feminist” relative to 41% aged 30-49, 38% aged 50-64, and 35% aged 65+. 31% of US men aged 18-29 identify as a “feminist,” for a 24pp gender gap. @dcoxpolls

Are fewer Americans identifying as feminist, especially young men?

Core argument: The share of Americans saying the term "feminist" describes them somewhat or very well fell to 35% from 51% in 2020.

Since 2020, more Americans reject the feminist label. Today, roughly one in three (35%) Americans say the term “feminist” describes them somewhat or very well. This represents a rapid deterioration in feminist identity since 2020, when roughly half (51% ) of Americans said the label described their views at least somewhat well. Women are more likely than men to identify as feminist, a gap that has remained relatively stable over the past few years. Forty-two percent of women say the label “feminist” describes them very well or somewhat well. Only 27% of men say the same. There is remarkable variation in feminist identity across generations. Even as feminist identity has declined overall, there remains a massive divide among younger Americans, those age 18 to 29. A majority (55% ) of young women identify as feminist, but less than one-third (31%) of young men claim this label. The gender gap is far smaller among older Americans. Roughly one in three (35%) women age 65 or older identify as feminist, compared with 23% of men in the same age bracket.

Takeaways by Macro Roundup® AI

  1. The share of Americans saying the term "feminist" describes them somewhat or very well fell to 35% from 51% in 2020.
  2. Women identify as feminist more than men, 42% to 27%, a gap that has remained relatively stable over the past few years.
  3. Among Americans age 18–29, 55% of women identify as feminist versus 31% of men, while the gap narrows to 35% of women versus 23% of men age 65 or older.

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