Which of These Types of Feminist Are You?

We assume you’re a feminist. You may even know your second-wave feminism from your third-wave feminism from your fourth wave. But this quiz will help you find your people, whether they’re radical feminists, liberal feminists, or something else entirely.

Types of Feminist

The many types of feminist can often make it difficult to know how to classify your point of view. In history, there have been various feminist movements. There are numerous schools of thought: liberal feminism, radical feminism, socialist feminism, cultural feminism, eco-feminism, intersectional/global feminism, and more.

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Question 1/10

Of the following, you feel that the most immediately important—and most feminist—project is…

Dismantling patriarchal ideology at the theoretical level
Equal opportunities and pay for women
Challenging capitalist machinery that inherently privileges men and devalues women by insisting on things such as maternity leave
Trans rights
Creating safe, female spaces to support victims of trauma and abuse
Fighting a patriarchal and human-centered regime that devalues animals and Mother Nature as well as women and is destroying the planet

Question 2/10

You instinctively trust feminist women…

More than feminist men
As much as feminist men
Why would gender be a factor?

Question 3/10

When you think of feminist activism, you are drawn to causes that focus on…

Global spiritual or theoretical issues
Social change related to feminist theory
American political reform
Local improvements to the lives of women
Economic equality between women and men
Global political issues

Question 4/10

Choose the adjective you think best would describe you and your feminist agenda:

Realistic
Idealistic
An equal blend of the two

Question 5/10

There are exceptions, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see a trend. And men and women…

Have the same or fundamentally equivalent strengths and weaknesses
Have different strengths and weaknesses they can bring to the same kind of work
Have internalized false distinctions about the types of work they are good at
Have natural inclinations towards different types of work
Have both been programmed to prioritize work that involves domination or control, hallmarks of patriarchal thinking
Have been forced into a binary gender system that hurts both and gets in the way of innovative work

Question 6/10

The feminist movement that you are most invested in will have succeeded when…

A socialist system ensures that society values male and female labor equally
Men and women live in harmony with one another and with their environment
Every woman owns her body and doesn’t have to worry about threats to their safety or reproductive rights
A new generation can take gender equality for granted
There’s no such thing as final success when it comes to renegotiating gender, only productive evolution
Sexist thought has been eradicated

Question 7/10

You’re definitely a feminist, but you’re also many other things. In your view…

Feminism comes first
Feminism can’t be separated from another cause you’re passionate about

Question 8/10

Which amazing historical woman most inspires you?

Virginia Woolf
Frida Kahlo
Jane Goodall
Rosa Parks
Emmeline Pankhurst
Betty Friedan

Question 9/10

Which has more power?

Words
Deeds

Question 10/10

Which of the following fictional characters is the type of badass you aspire to be?

Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
Buffy Summers from Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
Esperanza from The House on Mango Street
Annalise Keating from How to Get Away With Murder
Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
Elphaba from Wicked

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Which of These Types of Feminist Are You?