Different generations of women view sexual misconduct differently

Younger women are generally more likely to speak out about being sexual harassed, and bring a new set of expectations to their sexual relationships. Photo: Reuters

Where there has been solidarity and safety in numbers in the #MeToo movement, there is now also an increasingly apparent generational divide. And it’s not just among women.

Compared to their elders, younger women are seen as generally more willing to speak out about being sexually harassed, and bring a new set of expectations to their sexual relationships. There are also generational differences in approach to dating relationships, and in expectations that, if spoken, their concerns about sexual misconduct would be received without repercussion.