Recent Clips, Including YMRI In the News
Come meet the YMRI team—including some folks quoted in the press below—at a screening of Jackson Katz’s film “The Man Card: 50 Years of Gender, Power & the American Presidency” at the E St. Cinema in DC, Monday September 30th at 5:30. RSVP here.
USA Today: The bro vote: Trump and Harris duel over what it means to be a man in America, 9/23/24
"Gender is everywhere in this election, but masculinity is front and center in a way that's perhaps unprecedented," said Jackson Katz, a scholar on gender and masculinity who this month released a new film, "The Man Card: 50 Years of Gender, Power and the American Presidency."
"Gender is always a central factor in American presidential politics, but it's hiding in plain sight until a woman runs. When a woman runs, her gender makes visible what's been there all along."
NPR: How Trump and Vance's tour of dude influencers might help them win, 9/24/24
All of this makes sense, according to Shauna Daly, a cofounder of the liberal Young Men’s Research Initiative. In her opinion, Trump has hit his ceiling with likely voters. If that’s true…
“In order to win, he needs to change the electorate," she said. "And young men historically are less likely to vote, but if he can turn them out, if he can get them to vote, that could change the electorate enough to give him a margin of victory.”
“Today, most men no longer believe that the United States needs to prioritize gender equality. A majority of women, meanwhile, say there is still a great deal of work to do. Both men and women are more likely to believe that their own gender puts them at a disadvantage.
There is a growing gender gap among America’s youngest adults. Young women are the strongest advocates for gender equality and demonstrate the greatest fear about the erosion of their rights. A majority of young women identify as feminist, but relatively few young men do, a remarkable change over the past four years. In the 2024 presidential election, the gender divide among young voters is twice as large as it is overall. A majority of young female voters back Vice President Kamala Harris, compared with less than half of young male voters.”
The American Prospect: What Should Democrats Say to Young Men?, 9/20/24
“Young men aren’t wrong to be concerned about manhood and to respond to political leaders who address it. It’s a legitimate concern for young men who are finding their place in the world, and it’s legitimate for Democrats to respond to them. If Republicans are the only party talking to them about manhood in a positive way, Democrats are going to be in trouble. One theme of the civil rights movement, represented in the slogan “I am a man,” was the defense of Black manhood. Democrats ought to be addressing these issues today because it is a right and necessary thing to do; the floundering of young men is an obstacle to the flourishing of us all.”
New York Times: In a First Among Christians, Young Men Are More Religious Than Young Women, 9/23/24
“For some young men he counsels, Christianity is perceived as “one institution that isn’t initially and formally skeptical of them as a class,” especially in the campus setting, Mr. Rishmawy said. “We’re telling them, ‘you are meant to live a meaningful life.’”
“The Democrats’ competitive advantage with young men, apparent in exit polls just four years ago, is now completely gone. The movement is driven by a lot of young white men, yes, but Trump’s support among young Black and young Latino men is higher than it was four years ago, too. It’s hard to see how Harris erases that deficit in the next 49 days. Can anyone name a Democrat who can go into the media spaces where Trump is popular—the Nelk Boys, Theo Von, Joe Rogan—and make the case for Harris? Bernie Sanders has done several of them, but it hasn’t moved the needle. Walz himself could appear on New Heights with the Kelce brothers or Pardon My Take to talk football, but I have a hunch those guys don’t want to get involved in politics—even if Travis Kelce’s girlfriend has made her endorsement known. But again, I don’t see how that changes the Gen Z bro vote in a meaningful way at this point. Early voting has already kicked off in several states.”