UnHerd with Freddie Sayers Helen Andrews on the Great Feminisation
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Oct 23, 2025 Helen Andrews, a conservative writer and author of Boomers, dives into her thought-provoking essay on the rise of 'The Great Feminization.' She explores how female group dynamics fuel cancel culture and the implications of a feminized legal system prioritizing emotional sympathy over evidence. Andrews discusses the shift in professional demographics and argues that these changes are not meritocratic but result from social engineering. With insights on how this impacts institutions and parliamentary debate, she advocates for a return to gender neutrality and meritocracy.
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Feminisation Explains Wokeness's Timing
- Wokeness emerged as feminine group dynamics applied to formerly masculine institutions.
- Many institutions became majority-female right before the rise of woke pathologies, suggesting causation.
Conflict Aversion Drives Cancel Culture
- Feminine group dynamics favour consensus, conflict avoidance, and social ostracism at the group level.
- These dynamics can shut down debate by treating disagreement as a personal affront.
Different Group Conflict Strategies
- Evolutionary and primate studies suggest men and women evolved different conflict strategies.
- Men more readily accept honorable opponents and closure, while women may simmer and sustain conflicts longer.
