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Today in Focus

Why is generation Z so divided on gender?

Today in Focus

The Guardian

News, Daily News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Studies on the attitudes of young people between the age of 16 and 29 show a serious split towards both feminism and influencers such as Andrew Tate. What’s behind it?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today, the rise of misogynistic influences and fourth-wave feminism, how Gen Z is supposedly the most divided

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generation ever.

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how and book on my review for free. savings. You might think that with every generation we get more progressive and it's true that Gen Z is politically engaged

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They protest about the climate crisis about racism about wars they don't believe in. They have the vocabulary to talk about

1:56.3

gender and sexuality and about mental health with nuance. As a millennial I look at them and I feel a lot of hope. But at the same time

2:06.4

something surprising is happening with Gen Z. So a new poll has revealed that Gen Z

2:12.1

boys and men are more likely to believe that feminism has done more harm than good.

2:18.0

A major new study from Kings College London has found that this generation is the most divided ever studied.

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While more young women are getting into feminist causes,

2:29.0

over two-thirds of those aged 16 to 29 say it's harder to be a woman than a man. An increasing

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