A recent Australian study published on International Women’s Day (March 8) warns that rising misogynistic attitudes among young people are pushing some boys toward violent extremism. The survey of roughly 2,300 adults and 1,100 adolescents found that growing hostility toward women is not merely a social problem but a potential driver of violent behavior, especially among 13- to 17-year-olds.
The findings that alarm researchers include that about 40 percent of boys surveyed believe women lie about serious issues such as domestic violence and sexual assault. Nearly 28 percent said using violence to oppose feminism is justified. Investigators say many boys view the expansion of women’s rights as creating unfair disadvantage for men and threatening their social standing.
Researchers point to the role of the internet and online groups in amplifying these resentments. Digital communities can validate grievances, spread misinformation, and normalize hatred toward women, making adolescents more receptive to extremist ideas. The study also found that boys’ violent attitudes take two main forms: some justify violence in the private, domestic sphere as a way to control women, while others endorse curbing women’s freedoms and rights in public life.
Experts warn this trend is more than an individual attitude problem; it could become a national-security concern. Misogynistic online networks, they say, teach young men to identify women as an enemy and to adopt radicalized, violent worldviews. To counter this trajectory, specialists call for systemic changes in education that go beyond awareness campaigns.
Proposed remedies focus on strengthening social and emotional learning and delivering accurate, age-appropriate gender-equality education in schools. Researchers at the University of Melbourne have already developed pilot programs aimed at fostering respect and equality among adolescents. If policymakers and educators do not act promptly, the study warns, a generation of young people may be increasingly susceptible to violent extremism rooted in misogyny.
Original Source: https://assam.nenow.in/40-of-teenage-boys-believe-women-lie-about-domestic-and-sexual-violence-new-research/
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Publish Date: 2026-03-08 14:44:00
