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Gen Z men twice as likely as Boomers to believe a woman should obey her husband

Mariel Barnes, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of public affairs whose research has focused on the effects of the “manosphere,” says that the latest survey results were to be expected, as she has seen “a pattern of continued misogyny and patriarchy through multiple surveys in last decade,” she says. “I think social media plays a huge role and needs to take a lot of responsibility.”