This Is How the Patriarchy Has Failed Young Men
Conservatives claim that feminism is destroying men, but the very system men have created is failing then now
A statistic about the difference in political attitudes of Gen Z men and women has been making waves on social media in recent days.
The data shows that young men are becoming increasingly conservative, while Gen Z women are more liberal.
And not just in the USA. This seems to be a global phenomenon.
People are shocked.
They believed that Gen Z was a much more liberal generation than its predecessors. More focussed on social justice, climate change, well-being and work-life balance than the older generations.
And, of course, conservatives blame feminism and the “war on men” for the phenomenon.
But is it a surprise? Have we forgotten that women have long been more left-leaning than men? The Atlantic summarized it well:
Since the beginning of modern polling in the U.S., men had consistently held more conservative positions than women on a range of issues, including welfare spending, homosexuality, and use of force in foreign policy. As the parties became more ideological, the gender gap kept growing — from…
