Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands

Twenty-one percent of gen Z men believed that men who took part in caregiving for children were less masculine than those who did not. Photograph: DCPhoto/Alamy

Almost a third of generation Z men and boys think a wife should obey her husband, according to a global survey of 23,000 people that found young men hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations.

A third (33%) of gen Z males also said a husband should have the final word on important decisions, according to the 29-country survey, which included Great Britain, the US, Brazil, Australia and India.