Difference between revisions of "The Feminism Test"

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Anyone self-identifying as a feminist should take this test. Each question should be answered as yes or no. Any answer other than yes counts as no (affirmative consent). Each yes answer scores one point and each no answer scores zero points.

Here we go:

Questions

Have you physically attended a feminist meeting within the last month?

Attending an event online does not count. This question is specifically about meeting with other people physically at a feminist event. Feminists often meet physically at universities campuses so most people should have a feminist group meeting within reasonable commuting distance. You must answer no even if you would like to attend but cannot for practical reasons such as lack of local feminist meetings or lack of transport.

Are you a member of any government recognised feminist organisations?

Such an organisation would need to consider itself feminist and be formally registered with a generally recognised government such as a national government, or a state or provincial government. Examples of such organisations include the National Organisation of Women (NOW) in the United States or The Fawcett Society in the UK.

Have you posted to an explicitly feminist website in the last month?

Have you read an article on an explicitly feminist website in the last week?

Have you read a book on feminism by a self-identifying feminist author within the last year?

Score

3-5: You're probably a gender feminist. You probably believe we live in a rape culture and that men have been oppressing women for thousands of years (or more) through the use of violence. You probably believe that domestic violence is something that impacts women far more than it does men and that it is right that the government focus DV funding on helping women while providing few or no services for men.

1-2: You're probably an equity feminist. You probably believe that feminism is about equality but don't really have much to do with feminism today, if you ever did. You are recommended to look in to feminism today and decide if you agree with what is being said about men and about culture and whether this is a movement you really want to identify with.

0: Why do you call yourself a feminist?

The terms gender feminist and equity feminist were coined by Christina Hoff-Sommers. These terms are widely used by feminists and others and have been widely written about.