Generation Z women represent the most leftwing demographic in modern US history: ‘There’s definitely a gender divide’When Emily Gardiner first started paying attention to politics, she was 15, just beginning high school in 2016. It was the start of the first Trump administration, a moment that politicized a lot of young Americans.Now 23, Emily works as a library assistant in eastern Connecticut and is rewriting the second draft of her adult fantasy novel. She describes herself as “definitely leftist, not liberal”. Continue reading...
Monday 20 October 2025
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Why do so many gen Z women across the US identify as ‘leftist’?
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