Benchwarmers and Workhorses

As young women lean liberal and young men trend conservative, dating across party lines is becoming increasingly uncommon. While older generations, including millennials, appear more willing to bridge ideological gaps, Gen Z is redefining what constitutes a deal-breaker.

What I do know is that we are in an era marked by a crisis of masculinity that is neither warranted nor deserved. That young men feel very alienated. That they are very online. That there is a paradigm shift away from what has been true for the past 60 years: boy leaves home; boy reacts against his parents’ puritanical values; boy becomes some sort... See more

Young men are struggling, and we wanted to figure out just how badly and why.

Boys enter kindergarten lagging behind girls in both academic readiness and behavior. A majority of teenagers agree that boys are more disruptive. Large shares say girls get better grades, have more leadership roles and speak up more in class.

Note: Survey conducted Sept. 1... See more

GEN Z SWUNG TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF MONEY WOES, SURVEY FINDS , thedailybeast

Financial services company Empower surveyed more than 2,200 Americans, and respondents born between 1997 and 2012 — Gen Zers, in other words — said they’d need to make $587,000 a year to be “financially successful.” The news comes after the youngest voting group, 18- to 24... See more

A hard pill to swallow: gen z showed up more conservative than boomers this election.

Bet you didn’t have anything that predicted in your “gen z culture” deck. Worth reflecting on why.