Women Are Moving Left. Men Aren’t Following.
Chris Williamson talks with researcher Daniel Cox about the growing political gap between young men and women. Cox argues the gap comes mostly from young women moving left, while young men have stayed roughly where they were.
The gist
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Cox says Gallup data showed young men and women splitting on ideology around 2016, and the gap shows up across many political and cultural measures.
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On feminist identity, Cox says older generations show little gender gap, but among Gen Z a majority of women identify as feminist versus about 40% of men.
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Cox notes that around 2023 the Democratic Party's website listed 17 groups it represents but left out men and women, which Williamson calls an own goal.
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Cox says close to four in 10 young men now trust neither party, and Williamson argues information overload leaves people treating certainty as expertise.
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Cox says Democrats are about 60% women, one in three is a college-educated woman, and this group shapes the party's staff and policy focus.
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