The article argues that what’s labeled 'wokeness' is best explained by demographic feminization of institutions, not a new ideology. As fields tip to female majorities (newsrooms, law, the judiciary), feminine conflict styles and priorities purportedly drive cancellation dynamics and policy shifts.
— If accepted, this reframes culture‑war causality from ideas to demography and could redirect debates about hiring, governance, and free speech toward structural gender composition.
John Carter
2025.11.29
85% relevant
The author’s core claim—that male sexuality is being delegitimized and social norms now penalize ordinary masculine behavior—parallels the existing idea that institutional feminization changes norms and conflict styles; both diagnose cultural shifts in gendered authority and social signaling.
Helen Andrews
2025.10.16
100% relevant
Claims that the New York Times became majority female in 2018 and that women are 63% of Biden’s judicial appointees, tied to the Larry Summers cancellation as a prototype of 'feminine' enforcement.
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