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Is there a consensus on the status of men and masculinity in society? Not so much. Men and women (predictably) disagree

October 26, 2024

The status of men in American society has been at the center of recent political conversations. The Pew Center  just published nuanced results comparing men to women – as well as Republicans to Democrats.  There are details of the analysis which were surprising – and worth diving into.  Top takeaways:

• About 40% of women under 30 say social media and TV or movies have had a great deal or fair amount of influence on their views of what it means to be a woman. Among young men, 18% say social media has influenced their views of what it means to be a man
• Only 25% of everyone say people have mostly negative views of men who are “manly or masculine.” 43% have mostly positive views of masculine men
• About 50% of everyone say society doesn’t place enough value on men who are caring, open about their emotions, affectionate or soft-spoken. But larger shares of women than men say this is the case (by margins ranging from 4 to 10 percentage points)
• Women are more likely than men to have mostly positive views of masculine men (49% vs. 36%). And in turn, 33% of men and 18% of women say people have mostly negative views

To read the full report from Pew, go here. 

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