Shocking poll reveals how Gen-Z women really feel about men — and it’s not pretty

Nypost · Aug 18, 2026 · 438 words · By Anthony Blair

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Shocking poll reveals how Gen-Z women really feel about men — and it’s not pretty See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Shocking poll reveals how Gen-Z women really feel about men — and it’s not pretty See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

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Common ground

Female Gen-Zers have far more negative views of men than young men do of women, according to a bombshell recent survey.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Young women who spent more than five hours a day online hold far more extremist left-wing beliefs about abortion, climate change, and socialism, the poll noted?
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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence

Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.

Why it matters: Recognizing exaggeration / hyperbole helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Young women who spent more than five hours a day online hold far more extremist left-wing beliefs about abortion, climate change, and socialism, the poll noted.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for Audi car dealerships and does not mention the New Statesman poll or political beliefs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore luxury & performance at Audi Westwood. Discover stunning Audi cars & SUVs. Visit our dealership to find your next new or used Audi vehicle!
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web search NEUTRAL — Connect with Audi dealerships in Needham, Massachusetts, contact them directly and get free price quotes on inventory at NewCars.com.
https://www.newcars.com/audi/car-dealers/massachusetts/needh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Shop our new vehicles for sale in Westwood. Buy your next car 100% online and pick up in store at a Audi Westwood location or deliver your Audi to your home. Finance or lease a new Audi.
https://www.audiwestwood.com/en/inventory/new/

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Claim 2: “That’s almost four times the 7% of men under 30 who feel the same way, the study found.”

CORROBORATED

The claim that 7% of men under 30 view women negatively is explicitly corroborated by multiple sources referencing the same New Statesman poll.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Holden Caprice is a full-size luxury car which was produced by Holden in Australia from 1990 to October 2017. The similar Holden Statesman, which was also introduced in 1990 as a model below the C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caprice

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Statesman is a British sitcom made in the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative Party Government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_New_Statesman_epis…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Statesman (known from 1931 to 1964 as the New Statesman and Nation) is a British political and cultural news magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Statesman

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Claim 3: “Six in 10 said they couldn’t date someone who disagreed with them on the Israel-Palestinian conflict or who did not share their views on President Trump.”

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The claim that 6 in 10 (60%) would not date someone with differing views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict or Donald Trump is corroborated by multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — The data suggest that young women are shying away from men with different political views because of the internet. Getty Images. Six in 10 said they couldn’t date someone who disagreed with them on th…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/world-news/shocking-poll-revea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chapter: 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Early History of Israeli-Palestinian conflict 03:11 Israel and Palestine under the British rule 04:25 The Birth of the Israel State 05:12 The 1948 Arab-Israeli War 06…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m19F4IHTVGc

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web search NEUTRAL — Only a third of women hold a positive view of men, a new poll finds, but, says Charlotte Cripps, it’s time to stop finger pointing and take a look at oneself, because if ‘you spot it, you got it’.
https://www.the-independent.com/voices/misandrist-femosphere…

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Claim 4: “A quarter of the young women surveyed said their partner having different political views would be a red flag”

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Two independent sources confirm that a quarter (25%) of young women surveyed consider differing political views a 'red flag' in a partner.

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web search NEUTRAL — A quarter say their partner having different political views would be a red flag, while six in ten say they couldn’t be in a relationship with someone who disagreed with them about the Palestine-Israe…
https://spectator.com/article/worried-your-child-is-being-ra…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to a new poll, only 35 per cent of British women under 25 hold a positive view of men, with just 11 per cent expressing a very positive outlook.
https://www.the-independent.com/voices/misandrist-femosphere…

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web search NEUTRAL — A recent New Statesman poll does not prove that young women hate men.Among white women under 30 the number rises to 20 percent. One in four young women call differing political views a red flag in a p…
https://fiamengofile.substack.com/p/reports-on-the-death-of-…

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Claim 5: “For women under 25, 27% have a negative view, and only 35% hold a positive one.”

CORROBORATED

Three separate web sources confirm that for women under 25, 27% have a negative view and 35% have a positive view of men.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Among Us is a 2018 online multiplayer social deduction game developed and published by the American game studio Innersloth. The game allows for cross-platform play; it was released on iOS and Android …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Among the Living is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax. It was released on March 22, 1987, by Megaforce Records in the US and by Island Records in the rest of the world. The a…
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web search NEUTRAL — For women under 25, 27% have a negative view, and only 35% hold a positive one. “I don’t care for them.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/18/world-news/shocking-poll-revea…

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Claim 6: “More young women in the UK — as with their American counterparts — are in the workforce full-time than young men”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding full-time workforce participation rates for young women vs men in the UK and US.

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Claim 7: “average young women earning 9% more than the average young man.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 8: “Just half of women of the same age meanwhile had a positive view of men, compared to 72% of men who had a positive view of women, the study shows.”

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Web search results confirm the poll figures: 50% of women under 30 and 72% of men under 30 hold positive views of the opposite sex.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 335 days remain until the end of the year (336 in leap years).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians die…
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Claim 9: “More than a fifth, or 21%, of women under age 30 have a negative view of the opposite sex, reveals a poll by the UK’s New Statesman.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent web sources (including a transcript from Gutfeld! and other news reports) confirm the New Statesman poll finding that 21% of women under 30 have a negative view of men.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Helen Alexandra Lewis (born 30 September 1983) is an English journalist and staff writer at The Atlantic. She is a former deputy editor of the New Statesman, and has also written for The Guardian and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Lewis_(journalist)

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Claim 10: “The poll of young British people also showed that women under 30 are far to the left of their male peers”

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Multiple sources, including a YouTube video from The New Statesman itself and other reporting, confirm the poll showed women under 30 are further to the left than their male peers.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Statesman is a British political satire sitcom that ran from 1987 to 1994, satirising the United Kingdom's Conservative government of the period. It was written by Laurence Marks and Maurice G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_ser…

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Claim 11: “Almost three-quarters, or 74%, of young women said they’d find it difficult to date someone with different views about social justice.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the 74% figure regarding social justice views.

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.