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Young women are the most progressive group in American history. Young men are checked out | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

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Gen Z is seeing a ‘historic reverse gender gap’, with women poised to outpace men across virtually every measure of political involvement When Donald Trump strutted on to the stage at the Republican national convention last month, it was to a raucous cover of James Brown’s It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World. The song credits men with inventing cars, trains, lights, boats, toys and commerce. The message was not subtle. At least, not to Melissa Deckman. “This idea of America needing someone who is a strong masculine figure – I think the Republican campaign this year is doing it even in a more pronounced and overt way than it did in 2016,” said Deckman, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute. “You have a lot of younger men admiring the strength of Trump – or what they think is strong.” Deckman would know. In her forthcoming book The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy, she dives into the deep political divides between gen Z women and men and explores how

Young men and the election US elections 2024 This article is more than 1 year old Young women are the most progressive group in American history. Young men are checked out This article is more than 1 year old Gen Z is seeing a ‘historic reverse gender gap’, with women poised to outpace men across virtually every measure of political involvement Read more from our series on young men and the US election Carter Sherman Wed 7 Aug 2024 09.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 8 Aug 2024 11.11 EDT Share View image in fullscreen Photograph: Guardian design When Donald Trump strutted on to the stage at the Rep

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