It has long been the case that American women are generally more liberal than American men. But among young Americans, this gender gap has widened into an enormous rift: According to recent Gallup polling, there is a 30-point differencebetween the number of women age 18–30 who self-identify as liberal and the number of men in that demographic who do the same.

That’s largely because young women have gotten much more liberal, while young men have stayed ideologically more consistent—or, according to other analyses, become more conservative and anti-feminist. (Of course, not every person identifies as a man or woman. But gender roles still play a big part in shaping our lives and politics, and in the context of this column, I am focusing mostly on the vast majority of Americans who identify as one or the other.) It’s not happening just here either; the political divide between the sexes is a trend that researchers are observing in some other countries too.

  • Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Modern feminism is evil af. If they wanna accomplish things without causing men to hate them, they need to rethink their strategy. Else, the internet will keep saying that women want the benefits of men but with the accountability of a child. /S

    Can’t they go back to the first waves of feminism? That seemed less cringe

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      The problem with sarcastic right-wing rhetoric is that lots of people miss the sarcasm.

      Even if the /s is there.

    • Anise (they/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 months ago

      Terfs have poisoned the feminist name and cause. My tin foil hat says that it was an intentional act by fascist elites to infiltrate the movement to destroy it.