Feminism Test

How the Scales are Structured
Who Usually Takes This Test?
See How You Compare
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
Example Questions From the Test
- Completely disagree
- Mostly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Cannot decide
- Somewhat agree
- Mostly agree
- Completely agree
- Completely disagree
- Mostly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Cannot decide
- Somewhat agree
- Mostly agree
- Completely agree
- Completely disagree
- Mostly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Cannot decide
- Somewhat agree
- Mostly agree
- Completely agree
Feminism Test - Description and methodology of the test
For readers examining their views about gender equality, the feminism test organizes agreement with statements about roles, power, family, sexuality, work, and social change. Its purpose is reflective: it helps respondents relate personal reactions to recognizable positions on gender and social change. This feminism quiz shows whether responses lean toward feminist perspectives, a broader orientation, or a conservative position.
What This Assessment Explores
This feminist test reports six dimensions:
- Cultural Feminism (10-70) measures women’s culture; Low endorsement 10-29, Moderate endorsement 30-50, High endorsement 51-70.
- Socialist Feminism (0-100) measures gendered socioeconomic inequality and change; Low alignment 0-33, Moderate alignment 34-66, High alignment 67-100.
- Radical Feminism (0-100) measures anti-patriarchal views; Low endorsement 0-33, Moderate endorsement 34-66, High endorsement 67-100.
- Liberal Feminism (0-100) measures equal rights and reform; Low endorsement 0-33, Moderate endorsement 34-66, High endorsement 67-100.
- Feminist Orientation (40-280) measures equality; higher scores show feminist views; Low endorsement 40-119, Moderate endorsement 120-199, High endorsement 200-280.
- Conservative Position (10-70) measures traditionalism; scores may indicate status-quo preference; Low conservative stance 10-29, Moderate conservative stance 30-49, High conservative stance 50-70.
Methodology and Evidence Base
Items use a seven-point agreement format, from complete or strong disagreement through the Cannot decide midpoint to complete or strong agreement. They sample roles, relationships, institutions, religion, work, reproduction, and cultural power, capturing graded rather than binary endorsement.
The questionnaire reports separate scores on displayed dimensions and named result bands; its item-weighting or aggregation method is not specified. The profile may show different alignment across feminist perspectives, while the conservative position is reported separately. These ranges should not become an invented overall cutoff.
The feminism questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the Feminist Perspectives Scale and related work. The scale describes a multi-perspective structure consistent with the four viewpoints; Henley and colleagues’ short-form work and Liss and colleagues’ research examine related distinctions. It is not presented as a validated adaptation of those works or as a standardized, normed form.
Current context, self-awareness, sensitive statements, and response bias can shape self-report; interpret the pattern as a structured snapshot, not a fixed identity.
- Henley, N. M., Meng, K., O'Brien, D., McCarthy, W. J., & Sockloskie, R. J. (1998). Developing a Scale to Measure the Diversity of Feminist Attitudes. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 22(3), 317-348. 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1998.tb00158.x
- Henley, N. M., Spalding, L. R., & Kosta, A. (2000). Development of the Short Form of the Feminist Perspectives Scale. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24(3), 254-256. 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00207.x
- Liss, M., Hoffner, C., & Crawford, M. (2000). What Do Feminists Believe? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24(4), 279-284. 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb00210.x
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