A new study reveals an ideological gap between young men and women in countries across the world. The gender gap in youth voting is most pronounced in Scandinavian countries, despite being known for gender equality. The gap has widened over 70 years in Germany, and young men are not becoming as liberal as women. Experts attribute this to various factors, including the decline of religiosity and the assumption that only young men are being radicalized.
This is an absolutely fascinating paper from @RosieShorrocks on the evolving political gender gap across countries and time, putting forward a very interesting theory that a lot of the shift can be explained by the decline of religiosity https://t.co/RwhJc3GWQR
Isn’t this framing part of the problem? It assumes that it’s only young men who are being radicalised, as though it’s not possible for young women’s “progressive” direction to be a different form of radicalisation. https://t.co/b1oJZTmmI7
Excellent summary by @_alice_evans of the interlinked factors contributing to the gender divergence. https://t.co/bDjHDicPtx
‘Young men aren’t becoming as liberal as women are’ An ideological gap has opened up between young men & women in countries on every continent, according to a new study. @emmabarnett spoke to gender expert @_alice_evans who gave three reasons why she thinks this is happening⬇️
This is an excellent piece of work on the political gender divide in Germany, tracing its evolution over 70 years. The gap has never been wider than among 18-24s today https://t.co/CQgvs2J8k4
An ideological gap has opened up between young men and women in countries on every continent, according to a new study. @emmabarnett is joined by gender expert @_alice_evans and @ProfRosieCamp, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at @KingsCollegeLon. ⬇️
I think that is some evidence against the interpretation that this voting gap is about men resenting rising gender equality. The big changes in that regard happened long ago in the Nordics. https://t.co/VLXGy4xTm2
As a Norwegian, these are the most striking graphs to me. All the Scandinavian countries -- normally considered the most gender equal region in the world -- have the largest, most sustained gender gaps in youth voting. https://t.co/wkTAIBCU4F