Few would consider Italy – known for its ‘macho’ politics and far-Right leaders promoting ‘traditional’ gender roles – as a hotspot for feminist values in Europe. But a new survey, conducted in late 2020 and released today, suggests this may be changing.
Of the eight European countries included in the survey, which had 12,000 respondents, people in Italy were the least likely to blame feminism for men’s feelings of marginalisation and demonisation.
Meanwhile, in Sweden – long seen as a bastion for progressive gender equality politics – more people (41%) than anywhere else surveyed said they at least somewhat agreed with the statement: “It is feminism’s fault that some men feel at the margins of society and demonised.”
