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The Gender War Tearing Us Apart And Who's Behind It?
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- The Tea with Myriam Francois
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- Jun 19, 2026
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- 4024
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Summary
Has feminism gone too far? Across Western democracies, nearly 60% of Gen Z men now say men face more discrimination than women. Some call it backlash. But the data points to a generation of young men increasingly shaped by algorithm-driven content that distorts feminism, women’s rights, and the meaning of equality itself. So what’s really driving this shift? This week on The Tea, we’re joined by bestselling author and feminist activist Laura Bates to unpack the growing backlash against feminism, the rise of the so-called manosphere — and the emerging “womanosphere” — and how algorithm-driven radicalisation is reshaping ideas about gender, power and truth. From the attention economy to masculinity politics, we ask: is this a culture war between men and women — or something deeper being engineered beneath the surface? And who is profiting from it? Also in the show: ⚡ Institutional misogyny across policing, politics, media, and justice ⚡ Violence against women and girls — a public health crisis ⚡ Algorithms, social media, and misogynistic radicalisation ⚡ Andrew Tate and the mainstreaming of the manosphere ⚡ UK Online Safety Act — protection or mass surveillance? ⚡ Men’s mental health crisis ⚡ The Gisèle Pelicot case and global “rape academy” ⚡ Manosphere meets the far right ⚡ From Narah Smith to Savannah Stone: the rise of the “womanosphere” ⚡ Freya India and feminism’s blind spots Our guest argues that we’re not passive users of big tech — we’re active citizens with real choices to make about the technologies we use, the AI tools we adopt, and how we embed them in our lives. 👉 Subscribe for independent, unfiltered conversations 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts #TheTeaWithMyriamFrancois #LauraBates #GenderPolitics #Feminism #GenZ #Manosphere #womanosphere #GenderE…