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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Tory Shepherd

Australia’s gen Z men more likely to hold sexist views, data shows, as ‘manosphere’ influences take hold

New data released this week showed that Australian men aged 15 to 24 had the most noticeable uptick in belief in traditional gender norms.
New data released this week showed that Australian men aged 15 to 24 had the most noticeable uptick in belief in traditional gender norms. Photograph: miniseries/Getty Images

Teachers are reporting instances of boys claiming the pay gap doesn’t exist, says sociologist Samantha Schulz. They are encountering boys claiming women lie about rape, who say that men are superior, and increasingly say things such as “make me a sandwich”, a modern take on the trope that a woman’s place is in the kitchen.

Schulz, an associate professor at the University of Adelaide, has studied the increasingly abusive behaviour of male school and university students towards their teachers.

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