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Women’s rights have gone ‘too far’, say majority of Gen Z and millennials, study shows

115 replies

taxpayer1 · 09/03/2023 10:19

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/09/womens-rights-have-gone-far-say-majority-gen-z-millennials-study/

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lifeturnsonadime · 09/03/2023 10:46

Bloody depressing when women's rights are being eroded before our very eyes.

ElmTree22 · 09/03/2023 10:45

So 50% think women will become equal to men in their lifetime but this is too far now, so how will this be achieved? Also how is it too far if women still aren't seen as equal! People are happy for men to remain on top? The fuck?
As a millennial I disagree wholeheartedly.

RoseFl0wers · 09/03/2023 10:45

WearyLady · 09/03/2023 10:32

What planet do these Gen Zs and millennials live on?
Perhaps sexism proper hasn't yet kicked in for them yet. Wait til they have a few kids and grow a few grey hairs and see what they say then.

The eldest Millennials are 42 and the youngest are 26. Most Millennials will be in their 20s and 30s, which are normal ages to have children. The % for different gens are similar, despite the sensationalised headline. The article also doesn’t mention how many people were in each sample size.

Gen Z - 52%
Millennials - 53%
Gen X - 46%
Boomers - 40%

I personally think that, nowadays, social class and ethnicity are bigger issues than men v women with regards of discrimination (in my opinion). Although I believe that medicine is very male focused and women’s health issues are not taken as seriously. Women are often gas lighted by doctors.

mibbelucieachwell · 09/03/2023 10:40

Apparently the pay gap doesn't tend to kick in until women are older and in more senior roles so that's likely to influence younger women's thinking.

UtopiaPlanitia · 09/03/2023 10:38

I hope this link allows you to read the article:

12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2F2023%2F03%2F09%2Fwomens-rights-have-gone-far-say-majority-gen-z-millennials-study%2F

To be honest, the article is very brief and gives basic numbers for some big questions but I’d like more context for each question that was asked.

Rheia1983 · 09/03/2023 10:37

I'm guessing it's complacency and ignorance in the cohort who think that women's right have gone too far.

RudsyFarmer · 09/03/2023 10:36

It’s not behind a paywall for me.

It’s suggesting that women now have more rights than men basically. The youngsters think that men are at a disadvantage and are scared to promote women’s rights as there is a backlash when they do. It’s also assumed that in
their lifetimes they feel that men and women will be treated as equals - so that patriarchy won’t exist.

RoseslnTheHospital · 09/03/2023 10:35

At the end of that summary, there is a paragraph which says:

"At the same time, about half of Gen Z (52%) and Millennials (53%) agree that things have gone so far in promoting women’s equality that men are being discriminated against, falling to 46% of Gen X and 40% of Baby Boomers. Younger generations are also the most likely to agree that a man who stays home to look after his children is less of a man, with 30% each of Gen Z and Millennials agreeing with this statement compared to 22% of Gen X and just 14% of Baby Boomers."

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 09/03/2023 10:35

Really? Too far????????
So young people think women should have less rights and are inferior to men…..

surely this has to be a click bait headline.

RoseslnTheHospital · 09/03/2023 10:34

The article is based on this research, I think.

www.ipsos.com/en-dk/international-womens-day-global-opinion-remains-committed-gender-equality-half-now-believe-it

WearyLady · 09/03/2023 10:32

What planet do these Gen Zs and millennials live on?
Perhaps sexism proper hasn't yet kicked in for them yet. Wait til they have a few kids and grow a few grey hairs and see what they say then.

WomenShouldStillWinWomensSports · 09/03/2023 10:30

As a Millennial, I find this depressing.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/03/2023 10:29

I won't be able to read that because of the paywall. What rights do these youngsters want to see removed from women?

Chersfrozenface · 09/03/2023 10:29

It's behind a paywall and I'm on a PC so can't read it.

Can you give percentages, OP, without infringing copyright? Say, for each question or choice (normally strongly agree, agree, don't know, disagree, strongly disagree) and split by sex (unless the respondents were asked their gender, which will make parsing it harder, of course).

BoredOfThisMansWorld · 09/03/2023 10:28

Could you summarise please? It is behind a pay wall.

Is it as depressing as the title suggests?