Gen Z is more divided than any other generation over gender roles and women's rights in a new 'battle of the sexes', has found a worldwide study.
The research among almost 24,000 people in 30 countries showed that Gen Z is more likely to feel that there is tension between sexes in their country than older generations.
Of all the age groups investigated, Gen Z, who were born between 1997 and 2012, is more divided by gender about questions, including whether they define themselves as a feminist and whether we have gone too far in promoting the equality of women.
Although it is often assumed that young people are more liberal, in reality the views of Gen ZZ men and women are often strong of these issues, according to the research by King's College London (KCL).
About 53 percent of the Gen Zwomen define themselves as a feminist, compared to 32 percent of the men's men, the poll showed. This gap in opinion is the largest among all generations investigated.
When it comes to British of all ages, 38 percent defines themselves as a feminist, compared to 43 percent in 2024. Since last year, a greater decline among British men has fallen.
Kelly Beaver, Chief Executive from Pollster Ipsos, said that the 'Battle of the Sexes' 'was put forward as a striking force within Gen Z'.
“These division timents are linked to less optimism for the future of today's young men, compared to those of young women,” she said.
A new study has shown that Gen Z is more divided than any other generation above gender roles (file image)
The difference in opinions between genera is called the 'battle of the sexes' (file image)
“We must find ways to bridge this gap and ensure that the progress to gender equality benefits everyone without leaving anyone.”
The research, by Ipsos and the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at KCL, showed that 57 percent of the Gen -men say that we have gone too far in promoting the equality of women, compared to 36 percent of the Gen Zwreurs.
Four in ten British adults of all ages think that efforts to promote the equality of women have gone so far that men are discriminated against, with 51 percent of British men feeling so compared to 33 percent of women.
And more than a quarter of the genes of Gen Z now say that a man who stays at home to take care of his children is 'less a man' compared to 19 percent of Gen Z women, the study showed.
In all cases, ZZ -Men and Women – 18 to 29 years old – are the most divided generation compared to millennials, Baby Boomers and Gen X when it comes to gender and women's rights.
But where Gen Z is relatively united, it is believed that there is tension between men and women in society today.
Six in ten gene of all the countries investigated say that there is tension between men and women, with majorities of both Gen Z -men (55 percent) and women (62 percent) agree that this is the case.
Gen Z is relatively united in their conviction that there is nowadays a tension between men and women in society (file image)
About 40 percent of all British agree that there are tensions between the sexes – on the same footing with Germany and France – compared to 58 percent of Americans and 76 percent of the South Koreans.
Despite these trends, a majority of people in each of the 30 countries investigated says that gender equality is important.
In general, two in three people – including 62 percent of men – say that achieving equality between men and women is personally important.
Professor Heejung Chung, director of the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at KCL, said that the gender distribution is often not useful as a 'zero-asum game' that women draw against men.
But she added: “Many problems with which we are confronted are shared, and all sexes can and must come together to take on the challenges that we are ahead of a society, such as only by uniting our efforts, we can meet them.”
