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Gen Z gender divide and the reshaping of democracy

2025/5/31
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Lee Jong-min: 我计划投票给右翼改革党的候选人,因为他们承诺关闭性别平等部门,这对我很有吸引力,特别是考虑到只有男性需要服兵役。我认为这是不公平的,我希望能够改变这种现状。 Soo Hyun Lee: 我认为韩国年轻男性感到愤怒和沮丧,这主要是因为他们面临的经济不安全感。找到好工作非常困难,竞争异常激烈。越来越多的年轻男性认为经济上的不安全感阻碍了他们,使他们无法过上正常的家庭生活,甚至无法生育孩子。这种经济压力导致他们对现状不满,并转向右翼政治。 Mark Bendeich: 韩国的情况容易理解这种趋势,但它有一个特殊之处,即韩国的移民数量很少,因此,当年轻男性寻找替罪羊时,他们会责怪女性。许多年轻男性认为女性在就业方面受到优待,这与韩国男性传统的期望相悖,即不仅要结婚生子,还要买房和找到一份体面的工作。在其他国家,Z世代男性感到被抛弃了,数据显示,相对于他们的父辈,他们在某些方面确实在倒退。他们也相信移民和多元化项目是罪魁祸首,这就是他们无法找到一份体面工作的原因。唐纳德·特朗普不仅承诺而且正在执行拆除多元化项目的承诺,这在民意调查中对年轻男性很有吸引力。我们开始看到一种分裂,这种分裂将在未来几年困扰或挑战民主国家。 Molly Lynch: 我感兴趣的或我认为需要解决的话题,比如气候变化和普遍的经济不平等,我认为左派更能解决这些问题。很多年轻男性正在受到右翼宣传的影响,因为他们感到沮丧,他们认为自己正在失去权力,但实际上只是失去了对女性的权力。我认为他们需要认识到,真正的问题是经济结构和社会不平等,而不是将矛头指向女性。

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Young men are increasingly leaning towards right-wing politics, while young women favor left-wing ideologies. This gender divide is impacting elections globally, particularly in countries like South Korea and Germany. The reasons behind this are complex and involve economic factors and online echo chambers.
  • Gen Z men are increasingly drawn to right-wing politics while their female peers lean left.
  • This trend is impacting elections globally.
  • Economic anxieties and online echo chambers are contributing factors.

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From South Korea to Germany to the United States, young men are increasingly turning to right-wing politics while their female peers lean left. On this special episode of Reuters World News,  Global Managing Editor, Politics, Economics and World News Mark Bendeich joins us to look at the economic reality facing Gen Z men and women around the world - and the different futures they are voting for at the ballot box.

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