Although several studies explore the political environments and instit
utional features of Western European women's movements, few have exami
ned the mass attitudinal bases for feminist politics in Europe. This a
rticle extends the study of feminist politics by testing models of fem
inist attitudes developed in the United States with data collected in
the European Community in 1983. We explore the connections between the
support of feminist goals and measures of marital status, female empl
oyment, socioeconomic level, age, religiosity, place of residence, and
political party identification, focusing on differences in the predic
tors of male and female attitudes. Consistent with studies of the Unit
ed States, we find that women's labor force participation fosters femi
nist attitudes among themselves and their husbands. Age, education, re
ligiosity, and partisanship are also found to be predictors of feminis
t support. In contrast to studies of American women and men, we find t
hat marital status has no effect in Europe. Our conclusions have impli
cations for the future of feminist politics in Europe.