An increasing number of people identify as feminists, but there is disagreement about whom and what feminism should be fighting for. Using a multi-method approach, across three studies (total N = 3,387), we examine (1) disagreements in today’s feminist movement and how these disagreements come together to form different ideological groups as well as (2) psychological variables associated with different feminist beliefs and ideologies. In doing so we establish a nuanced picture of contemporary feminism in the UK and the US. Study 1 used open-response data to identify topics on which today’s feminists disagree. Study 2 used exploratory factor analyses to examine how views on these topics hang together, resulting in eight feminist beliefs scales. Finally, Study 3 used cluster analysis to determine what ideological groups of feminists exist in quasi-representative samples from the US and the UK and explored the associations of these beliefs with relevant psychological constructs. Transgender issues, sex work, and the importance of marginalized perspectives were the most polarizing issues across studies, highlighting that feminists are more divided on the issue of who feminism should fight for, than what feminism should fight for. These studies show the heterogeneity of feminist ideologies and the continued barriers to a truly inclusive and intersectional feminist movement.

越来越多的人认为自己是女权主义者，但对于女权主义应该为谁而战以及为了什么而战存在分歧。我们使用多方法方法，通过三项研究（总计 N = 3,387），研究（1）当今女权主义运动中的分歧以及这些分歧如何聚集在一起形成不同的意识形态群体，以及（2）与不同女权主义者相关的心理变量信仰和意识形态。通过这样做，我们建立了英国和美国当代女权主义的细致入微的图景。研究 1 使用开放式反馈数据来识别当今女权主义者不同意的话题。研究 2 使用探索性因素分析来检验对这些主题的看法如何结合在一起，从而得出八个女权主义信仰量表。最后，研究3使用聚类分析来确定美国和英国的准代表性样本中存在哪些女权主义者意识形态群体，并探讨了这些信念与相关心理结构的关联。跨性别问题、性工作和边缘化观点的重要性是各项研究中最两极分化的问题，这凸显出女权主义者在女权主义应该为谁而战的问题上的分歧更大，而不是女权主义应该为什么而战的问题上。这些研究表明女权主义意识形态的异质性以及真正包容性和交叉性女权主义运动的持续障碍。