As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong | Joan Smith
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<p>New research suggests older people have more progressive views on women’s rights than younger generations. This direction of travel is deeply concerning</p><p>It is usually assumed that young people are more liberal than older generations. Not according to startling new research carried out in 29 countries, including the UK, that suggests that almost a third of gen Z men believe that a wife should always obey her husband. A similar number say a husband should have the final
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As a boomer, I’m shocked by gen Z’s attitude towards women – something has gone very wrong Joan Smith New research suggests older people have more progressive views on women’s rights than younger generations. This direction of travel is deeply concerning I t is usually assumed that young people are more liberal than older generations. Not according to startling new research carried out in 29 countries, including the UK, that suggests that almost a third of gen Z men believe that a wife should always obey her husband. A similar number say a husband should have the final say on important decisions. Although those stats are for a 29-country average, it seems to reflect worries about a masculinity crisis among young men in the UK . What century are we living in? It could be a snapshot from the 1970s, but even back then, men in the UK who expressed such views could expect to be laughed at. They were swimming against the tide, as legislation was passed outlawing sex discrimination and creating a right to equal pay. So it’s hard not to be shocked by the discovery that so many men born between 1997 and 2012 share views that appear to belong to an out-of-touch cleric; the days when women were expected to “love, honour and obey” should be long gone by now. What the survey also reveals, thankfully, is a gap between gen Z men and women. Fewer than a fifth (18%) of the gen Z women surveyed agree that women should obey their husbands, suggesting a substantial mismatch between the sexes in this age group. But what’s also striking is the gap between different generations. My age group, the baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964, has more liberal views on everything, from who should initiate sex to whether it’s OK for women to appear independent. The views of gen Z women and baby boomer women are more closely aligned, with the vast majority of both groups rejecting the bizarre notion that women should not seem too self-sufficient. At one level, this demonstrates that women generall...
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