According to new data, the majority of Generation Z and millennials believe that women’s rights have gone too far.
According to a survey conducted by Ipsos UK and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, 52% of Gen Z and 53% of millennials believe society has gone so far in advancing women’s rights that it is discriminating against men.
In comparison, four out of ten baby boomers (40%) and Gen X (46%), respectively, said the same.
More than half of all males (55%) agreed with this statement, compared to 41% of women.
Meanwhile, 43% of Britons say men are now discriminated against as a result of the advancement of women’s rights.
The survey conducted for International Women’s Day also found that people in Britain are increasingly afraid of promoting women’s rights for fear of reprisals.
The share of the British public who say they are scared to speak out and advocate for the equal rights of women has doubled since 2017, rising from 14 per cent to 29 per cent. The majority (71 per cent), however, continue to say this does not apply to them.
Younger generations tend to be be most fearful, with Gen Z (38 per cent) around twice as likely as baby boomers (19 per cent) to feel this way.
Almost two in five people (38 per cent) in Britain believe men are expected to do too much to support equality, an increase on 29 per cent who felt this way in 2019.
On a more positive note, the research found that almost half of Britons (47 per cent) now think equality between men and women will be achieved within their lifetime, compared with 40 per cent in 2018.
