The New Battle of the Sexes?

Helen Andrews’ “Great Feminization” theory is the idea that new majorities of women in many fields and institutions are the root cause of “wokeness,” as female traits tend to support cancel culture, decisions that place feelings over individual rights, and other characteristics of woke.

Helen Andrews article in Compact is a must-read. Or you can hear her explain her theory—Triggernometry has an insightful interview with her.

ChatGPT, the AI engine from OpenAI (of which Microsoft is a big investor) running on an arguably woke algorithm, says, “Most feminist responses to Helen Andrews’s ‘Great Feminization’ theory dismiss it as overly simplistic, grounded in gender stereotypes, and lacking support from institutionally robust evidence.”

When asked how men feel about the theory, ChatGPT says the “theory resonates with certain conservative men” but that others dismiss it as “oversimplified, grievance-driven, or unsupported by evidence.”

Really? Andrews does cite a lot of evidence to support her claim that wokeness is actually feminization.

Here is a taste of her article in Compact:

Men tend to be better at compartmentalizing than women, and wokeness was in many ways a society-wide failure to compartmentalize. Traditionally, an individual doctor might have opinions on the political issues of the day but he would regard it as his professional duty to keep those opinions out of the examination room. Now that medicine has become more feminized, doctors wear pins and lanyards expressing views on controversial issues from gay rights to Gaza. They even bring the credibility of their profession to bear on political fads, as when doctors said Black Lives Matter protests could continue in violation of Covid lockdowns because racism was a public health emergency.