Australia’s gen Z men aren’t monsters in the making – they just feel short-changed

Instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supported.

For years we’ve looked at democracies like the US, Germany and South Korea, disturbed by what a nation divided along gender and generation lines could look like. Australia, by comparison, seemed less polarised, but new research hints that something’s starting to shift – slowly, unevenly and with plenty of caveats – among young Australians too.