The leftward shift of Gen Z women is one of the most dramatic political trends happening right now. Polling data from Gallup found that 40% of young women aged 18-29 self-describe as liberal compared to 28% of the same demographic at the beginning of the century. So what's causing a new generation of young women to move to the left?Brittany is joined by founder of the Up and Up Newsletter, Rachel Janfaza, and New York Times reporter, Claire Cain Miller. Together they discuss what we should make of the growing political gender gap between young men and young women.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Well, we are going to find out with founder of the Up and Up newsletter, Rachel Janfaza, and New York Times reporter, Claire Kane Miller. Rachel, Claire, welcome to It's Been a Minute.
Thank you for having us.
It's great to be here. So you two, what do you think is the biggest difference between Gen Z women and millennial women?
Gen Z women hate skinny jeans and prefer middle parts to side parts. Wow.
I'm feeling very youthful right now. I feel as I sit here with my middle part that I've maintained for the past six or seven years because a Gen Z person got me together. Exactly.
What about you, Claire? I think millennial women are strivers. They are ambitious and they're about achieving a lot. And I think Gen Z women, not to say they're not ambitious, but they have more of a sense of a balance and self-care and this idea that work should not be their main thing and that they should be able to stand up for themselves in that way.
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