According to a survey conducted in 2021 on gender equality in Japan, almost 64 percent of respondents did not have a positive attitude to the word 'feminist'. Just over seven percent of survey participants fully agreed that the word 'feminist' has a positive connotation.
Opinion on whether the word 'feminist' has a positive meaning in Japan as of February 2021
excluding high school students; single answer format
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
In the original question respondents were asked to which degree they agree with the following statement: "I have a positive attitude to the word 'feminist'".
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding by the source.
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Dentsu Institute. (March 23, 2021). Opinion on whether the word 'feminist' has a positive meaning in Japan as of February 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225688/japan-opinion-meaning-feminist/
Dentsu Institute. "Opinion on whether the word 'feminist' has a positive meaning in Japan as of February 2021." Chart. March 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225688/japan-opinion-meaning-feminist/
Dentsu Institute. (2021). Opinion on whether the word 'feminist' has a positive meaning in Japan as of February 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225688/japan-opinion-meaning-feminist/
Dentsu Institute. "Opinion on Whether The Word 'feminist' Has a Positive Meaning in Japan as of February 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1225688/japan-opinion-meaning-feminist/
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