My activist group is about 80% women. Where did all the men go \u2013 and how can we get them back?<\/p>\n
In Donald Trump\u2019s first term, my Brooklyn-based activist group had the peculiar dynamic of being started by two men while being composed of about 65% women. Since November 2024, our group has doubled in size, and the gender imbalance has tipped even further: we are now about 80% women.<\/p>\n
Almost 18 months into Trump\u2019s second term, it is abundantly clear that the appetite for anti-Trump, pro-democracy activism has not dimmed at all. And yet, there is a substantial portion of the populace that, in my experience as an activist, seems to have lost its fervor for the fight.<\/p>\n
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