Category Archives: Gen Z
The toxic legacy of Boomer-blaming
- Posted by jennie
- Posted on February 6, 2025
- Baby Boomers,Gen Z,Politics and policy,Risk and fear
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If you had a baby in the new year, congratulations—you’ve given birth to a new generation. According to the Australian research consultancy McCrindle, as of January 2025, babies will no longer be “Gen Alpha” but, somewhat underwhelmingly, “Gen Beta.” Apparently, they’ll be a lot like the “Alphas,” born between 2010 and 2024, but shaped even […]
No, Gen Z is not ‘yearning for fascism’
- Posted by jennie
- Posted on February 5, 2025
- Gen Z,Politics and policy
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More than half of British youngsters allegedly ‘believe Britain should be ruled by a dictator’, according to new research from Channel 4. Apparently, Gen Z is ‘yearning for fascism’, led down this path by difficult economic conditions and ‘right-wing grifters’ like Andrew Tate, Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. There is ‘clear evidence of disengagement from democracy’, Channel […]
Generational conflict: are Boomers and Zoomers at war?
- Posted by jennie
- Posted on January 29, 2025
- Baby Boomers,Gen Z
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My talk for the European Union of Women on 28 January 2025.
The biggest misconceptions about Gen Z, Boomers, & Millennials
- Posted by jennie
- Posted on January 25, 2025
- Baby Boomers,Coronavirus crisis,Education,Gen Z,Millennials,Parenting culture,Politics and policy,Uncategorized
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I enjoyed taking part in this episode of The Next Generation podcast, with 19-year-old host Elliot Bewick. We discussed everything from generation labels and Boomer-blaming to the Covid lockdowns, depoliticisation, populism, parenting culture and education.
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