Gen Z gender split is reshaping British politics
Source: Courth House News
MANCHESTER, England (CN) — A growing body of research shows young men in the U.K. are moving toward conservative and anti-establishment politics, while young women are becoming more liberal and radical in their views.
Researchers say the gender gap among Generation Z is wider than in any previous generation, and risks reshaping British politics as the voting age is set to be lowered to 16.
The trend is part of a wider international shift: A generation once expected to be broadly progressive is splitting along gender lines — socially, politically and culturally.
Global gender tensions
A 30-country study by Ipsos UK and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership found that Gen Z men and women are more divided on gender roles and feminism than any generation before them.
The study, which covered Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australasia, found that 53% of Gen Z women identified as feminists, compared to just 32% of Gen Z men — with the 21-point gender gap the largest among any age group surveyed.
Young men were more likely to say efforts to promote equality had gone too far, with some saying men are now being discriminated against. At the same time, both genders were more likely than older cohorts to feel there is rising tension between men and women in their country.
MANCHESTER, England (CN) — A growing body of research shows young men in the U.K. are moving toward conservative and anti-establishment politics, while young women are becoming more liberal and radical in their views.
Researchers say the gender gap among Generation Z is wider than in any previous generation, and risks reshaping British politics as the voting age is set to be lowered to 16.
The trend is part of a wider international shift: A generation once expected to be broadly progressive is splitting along gender lines — socially, politically and culturally.
Global gender tensions
A 30-country study by Ipsos UK and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership found that Gen Z men and women are more divided on gender roles and feminism than any generation before them.
The study, which covered Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australasia, found that 53% of Gen Z women identified as feminists, compared to just 32% of Gen Z men — with the 21-point gender gap the largest among any age group surveyed.
Young men were more likely to say efforts to promote equality had gone too far, with some saying men are now being discriminated against. At the same time, both genders were more likely than older cohorts to feel there is rising tension between men and women in their country.