Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend

Recent research suggests a growing gender gap in political leanings around the world. In Gen Z, the youngest voting generation, young women are becoming more progressive than men.

Young Australian women, too, are significantly shifting towards the political left – but so are young Australian men, although at a relatively slower rate.

I’ve analysed data from the Australian Election Study, spanning 1996 to 2022, to find out what’s happening....