Young men's financial insecurity helping to fuel anti-feminism in the EU, research claims
Faced with the radicalisation of the discourse against women's rights, an analysis by a think tank suggests that its origin is not only cultural but also economic.
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Faced with the radicalisation of the discourse against women's rights, an analysis by a think tank suggests that its origin is not only cultural but also economic.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/15/young-mens-financial-insecurity-helping-to-fuel-anti-feminism-in-the-eu-research-claims
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00:00What if the blows to women's rights in Europe also had an economic origin?
00:12According to an analysis by the European Policy Center,
00:15the difficulties encountered in particular by young European men
00:19could explain, in part, the radicalization of anti-feminist discourse.
00:25There's an economic element here.
00:27And what we know is that young men have declined in terms of income, wealth,
00:32purchasing power, access to housing, and especially education,
00:36and they have been falling behind young women in this regard.
00:39The least qualified young men are the most affected by job losses
00:43caused by technological developments.
00:46While men still earn more than women in the EU,
00:48for the first time this trend has been reversed among young people under 25
00:53in Finland, Malta, Greece, France and Belgium.
00:56According to Xavier Carbonell, in this context,
01:00the far right has been able to attract some of these young male voters,
01:03creating a new, more gender-based divide.
01:06This happens mostly among young population.
01:09Among other population, women that are 35 or 55 vote more or less equally
01:14to the far right than men.
01:16So the real scary thing is that this increasing division between young people,
01:22women going more to the left and men going to the right.
01:27To protect women's rights, the analyst suggests combating anti-feminist rhetoric.
01:32But he also calls on political leaders to find economic solutions
01:36in terms of employment, housing, and income,
01:39to bring more perspective to the whole of Europe's youth.
01:42Thank you very much.