The survey results are in

Hey there. It’s been a minute. You might remember that I recently ran a survey of KAM’s members in an effort to get an idea of who we are and what we think. I wanted to share some information that I think might be interesting. Sounds to me like an AOKA or MAOKA survey, but this survey was created by women for women, so it’s a little more in line with what we want to learn about ourselves and each other. Many thanks to the members who shared their responses. I’m going to create a lore notebook for the sub dedicated to the survey results and other KAM-adjacent lore. Please feel free to contribute to that in the comments of this thread – if you have an idea or suggestion for it, I’ll put it in the notebook. The survey has 40 questions, in four categories: Demographics, History, Beliefs, and Relationships. Let’s go through the results. **DEMOGRAPHICS** * 1. What is your gender? 88% woman 4% nb 2% agen/other 1% 2s 1% man 4% other (incl: AFAB agen, demigender, woman-aligned, radical feminist male, non-binary woman, masculine woman, masc nb, woman-bodied) * 2. What is your race? 76% white 5% latina 3% black 2% mixed 2% asian 1% middle eastern 1% pacific islander 1% indigenous 1% south asian 2% biracial 4% other (incl: north african arab, white arab, tlatlecatl, east indian, mulata, melanated) * 3. What is your level of education? 19% high school or less 15% trade school 17% 2-year college 27% 4-year college 14% post-grad degree 2% college or higher, no degree 5% other * 4. What does your annual household income fall closest to? 26% under 5k 10% 5-10k 12% 10-15k 14% 15-20k 16% 20-25k 6% 25-30k 6% 30-35k 2% 35-40k 1% 40-50k 2% 50-60k 1% 60-70k 1% 70-80k 1% 80-90k 1% 100k+ 4% other * 5. How are you employed? 12% student 15% stay-at-home parent 14% unemployed 12% part-time job 29% full-time job 4% homemaker 3% disabled/chronically ill 10% other * 6. What is the highest standard of living you have ever experienced? 15% homelessness 11% poverty 22% lower middle class 15% middle class 22% upper middle class 3% upper class 11% other * 7. What country do you live in? I won’t post the actual numbers because it’s too long, but the following countries had at least 1 person from each: USA Canada Puerto Rico UK Australia Ireland New Zealand Sweden Netherlands * 8. What is your marital/relationship status? 14% never in a relationship 14% never married, in a relationship 47% in a relationship, never married 5% married 5% divorced 4% widowed 4% separated 7% other * 9. How do you identify politically? 44% radical feminist 33% feminist 13% progressive 6% liberal 4% other * 10. What is your sexual orientation? 69% straight 14% bi/pan 10% lesbian 3% ace 3% other 1% gay **HISTORY** * 11. How old were you when you first identified as feminist? 23% always 40% 0-5 18% 6-13 14% 14-20 5% 21+ * 12. How old were you when you first identified as radical feminist? 90% after becoming feminist 3% before 7% never * 13. Did you grow up in a feminist or feminist-adjacent environment? 70% no 30% yes * 14. Did you grow up in a religious environment? 54% no 46% yes * 15. How old were you when you first learned of patriarchy? 67% after becoming feminist 2% before 31% never * 16. Did you grow up in a traditional environment? 80% no 20% yes * 17. How do you feel about your childhood? 40% unhappy 22% mixed 12% neutral 22% grateful 4% happy * 18. How do you feel about your parents? 36% unhappy 24% mixed 14% neutral 20% grateful 5% happy 1% never knew them (1% of respondents) * 19. How old were you when you first learned about KAM? 39% this year 26% last year 17% 2023 13% 2022 5% 2021 or earlier * 20. How long have you read and/or posted on KAM? 47% this year 28% last year 11% 2023 7% 2022 6% 2021 or earlier 2% never **BELIEFS** * 21. Do you believe that patriarchy can be dismantled peacefully? 89% no 3% yes 8% unsure * 22. Do you believe that patriarchy and capitalism are inextricably linked? 83% yes 3% no 14% unsure * 23. Do you believe that patriarchy and religion are inextricably linked? 78% yes 3% no 19% unsure * 24. Do you believe that patriarchy and white supremacy are inextricably linked? 71% yes 2% no 27% unsure (white supremacy was not clearly defined, it will be in future surveys) * 25. Do you believe that men can be radical feminists? 60% no 8% yes 32% unsure * 26. Do you support the abolition of money? 56% yes 8% unsure * 27. Do you support the abolition of prisons? 54% yes 9% unsure * 28. Do you support the abolition of work? 52% yes 10% unsure * 29. Do you support the abolition of marriage? 48% yes 14% unsure * 30. Do you support the abolition of property? 47% yes 16% unsure * 31. Do you support the abolition of the family unit? 46% yes 17% unsure * 32. Do you believe that men should be allowed in women’s spaces? 73% no 14% yes 12% unsure 1% depends on the situation * 33. Do you believe that trannies are women? 77% no 10% yes 13% unsure * 34. Do you believe that masculinity is a social construct? 53% yes 24% unsure 23% no * 35. Do you believe that women are oppressed? 98% yes 2% unsure/no * 36. Do you believe that feminism should be a force for structural change and revolution? 77% yes 4% unsure 19% no * 37. Do you believe that women should separate from men? 92% yes 2% unsure 6% no * 38. Do you believe in moid-free spaces? 93% yes 4% unsure 3% no **RELATIONSHIPS** * 39. What is the status of your relationship with men? 19% no relationships 25% sex only 18% sex and friendship 14% friendship 7% acquaintances 5% family only

The survey results are in

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