The youngest Americans under the age of 30 (30%) are only slightly more likely than over-65s (27%) to say that they are feminists, but they are noticeably less likely to outright reject the label of feminist (44% to 62%).

When asked why they are not feminists, the most common response (40%) is that ‘feminists are too extreme’, followed by ‘feminists are anti-men’ (18%). 11% of non-feminists are not feminists because they believe men and women are not equal.