Millennial Men, Gender Equality and Care. The Dawn of a Revolution?

The article aims to discuss selected aspects of the relationship between generational turnover, gender equality, masculinity and care, with particular attention to the millennial generation, a group of young people whose birth years range from 1982 to the late 1990s. Based on a literature review and a secondary analysis of available survey data, the analysis produces contradictory results. On one hand, studies show that millennial women and men are challenging traditional gender roles. On the other, contrary to common expectations (we often believe that each generation is more egalitarian and tolerant than the last), some studies show that millennials seem to be characterised by less egalitarian gender ideologies compared to older generations.