Demographics

According to 2015 poll, 18 percent of Americans consider themselves feminists, w

hile 85 percent reported they believe in "equality for women". Despite the popul
ar belief in equal rights, 52 percent did not identify as feminist, 26 percent w
ere unsure, and four percent provided no response.[107]
According to 2014 Ipsos poll covering 15 developed countries, 53 percent of resp
ondents identified as feminists, and 87% agreed that "women should be treated eq
ually to men in all areas based on their competency, not their gender". However,
only 55% of women agreed that they have "full equality with men and the freedom
to reach their full dreams and aspirations".[108]
Among women, some of the strongest support for feminism was found in Sweden, whe
re one in three (36%) agreed very much that they defined themselves as feminists
. They were followed by women in Italy (31%) and Argentina (29%). Those in the m
iddle of the ranking were from Great Britain (22%), Spain (22%), United States (
20%), Australia (18%), Belgium (18%), France (18%), Canada (17%), Poland (17%),
and Hungary (15%). Women least likely to agree very much were from Japan (8%), G
ermany (7%) and South Korea (7%).[108]
One quarter of men in Italy (25%) and Argentina (25%), and two in ten of those i
n Poland (21%) and France (19%), agreed very much they defined themselves as fem
inist. They were followed by those from Sweden (17%), Spain (16%), the United St
ates (16%), Canada (15%), Great Britain (14%), Hungary (12%), Belgium (11%) and
Australia (10%). Men least likely to identify this way were from South Korea (7%
), Germany (3%) and Japan (3%).[108]
Women were more likely to self-identify as being feminists than men in every cou
ntry except Poland, where men (21%) were four points more likely than women (17%
) to agree very much with the statement. In South Korea, there was no difference
between men and women (7%) on this measure.[108]