40% of men have ‘traditional’ views of the opposite sex, research finds

Women’s Aid chief executive Sarah Benson cited the “outsized influence of online role models” on younger men as a contributing factor of these results. Picture: Paul Sharp/Sharppix

New research has found that 40% of men have “traditional” views of the opposite sex, and half of those “traditionalist” views are harmful towards women.

The findings from Women’s Aid, to mark its 50th birthday, also show traditionalist views are higher among younger men — two thirds of males aged 18 - 29 fall into the category.