In honor of Women’s History Month, new data shows that Gen Z men across the world hold some regressive views about women. In a poll of more than 23,000 people from 29 countries, 31% of Gen Z men believe “a wife should always obey her husband.”
By comparison, only 13% of Boomers said the same.
Overall, more than half of the men in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India said they AGREED with that statement. And American men were also in the top half of the countries included, with 23% agreeing that women should obey men.
In the U.S., 25% of men also agree that, “A husband should have the final word on important decisions made in his home.” Again, worldwide, Gen Z men were twice as likely to agree (33%) than Boomer men (17%).
Also: 14% of men in the U.S. said that a woman should not appear too independent or self-sufficient.
24% of men in the U.S. said it “causes problems in a marriage if a man stays at home to raise children while the woman works.”
28% said, “Young women should try to be physically attractive . . . even if not naturally beautiful.”
And 29% said, “Young men should try to be physically tough . . . even if not naturally big.”
[ Gez Z Survey ]