{"id":2217168,"date":"2024-04-10T07:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-most-young-women-hold-conservative-beliefs-but-hide-them\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T07:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:23:14","slug":"survey-most-young-women-hold-conservative-beliefs-but-hide-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survey-most-young-women-hold-conservative-beliefs-but-hide-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Majority of Young Women Embrace Conservative Views Privately"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurvey-most-young-women-hold-conservative-beliefs-but-hide-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The national survey by the KAConsulting Group for the Clare Boothe \u2064Luce\u2063 Center for Conservative Women\u2064 uncovers the pressure women face to hide their conservative views. It discusses\u200c the\u2063 influence of\u2064 education on leftist ideologies and the impact \u2062of social media on conforming to radical ideas. The study reveals \u200cthe struggle women experience in expressing their conservative beliefs openly. The research conducted by the KAConsulting Group on\u200b behalf \u200bof the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women highlights the challenges women encounter in concealing \u2062their \u2063conservative perspectives. It delves into how educational systems shape leftist ideologies\u200d and the role of social media in\u2062 promoting radical conformity. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-your-gut-health-influence-your-personality\/\" title=\"Can Your Gut Health Influence Your Personality?\">findings shed light<\/a> on \u2062the\u200b difficulties women encounter \u2062when sharing their conservative convictions openly\u2063 and authentically.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Women face incredible pressure to suppress our conservative inclinations. A <a href=\"https:\/\/cblwomen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CBL-Center-for-Conservative-Women-Online-Survey-of-Young-Women-Survey-Topline-Report.pdf#page=42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-wants-to-control-how-much-much-alcohol-flyers-drink-at-airports\/\" title=\"FAA Wants To Control How Much Much Alcohol Flyers Drink At Airports\">recent national survey<\/a><\/a> by the KAConsulting Group on behalf of the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women reveals this truth and suggests what lies behind the fa\u00e7ade of studies that indicate otherwise. Most importantly, it uncovers a straightforward path to empower women to be forces for good in the world.  <\/p>\n<p>Can it really be that women are naturally conservative? Consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2023\/07\/12\/voting-patterns-in-the-2022-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data from Pew Research Center<\/a> showing the left maintains a sizeable advantage among women who are single, more highly educated, and live in urban areas. Such surveys reveal a snapshot of the moment, but they don\u2019t tell us why women tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-look-up-review-a-trumpian-attack-on-americas-corrupt-establishment\/\" title=\"'Don't Look Up' Review: A Trumpian Attack on America's Corrupt Establishment\">join left-wing<\/a> causes as a group.<\/p>\n<p>The story of suppressed conservative instincts begins with government-run K-12 education. We all know wonderful people from our neighborhood schools. But our one-size-fits-all approach makes even well-intentioned teachers complicit in imposing a leftist worldview on impressionable young people.<\/p>\n<p>Higher education and online spaces reinforce leftist assumptions and may be especially harmful for young women. More than 60 percent of college students are now women. Studies show that young women spend more time on social media and are more likely to conform to a group than young men.<\/p>\n<p>Women are more likely than men to study disciplines dominated by leftists, including education, women\u2019s studies, psychology, social work, and other humanities and social sciences. Many of the most prominent university presidents pushing radical leftist agendas are women, including Martha Pollack of Cornell University and, until recently, Claudine Gay of Harvard University and Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p>The KAConsulting survey shows that most young women (79 percent) get their news from social media, with TikTok (68 percent) and Instagram (57 percent) as the leading platforms. Woke and far-left content dominates online spaces where users are rewarded with acceptance and praise for affirming even the most radical ideas and behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The message to young women during their formative years is simple: Conform to progressive ideas or be mocked and ostracized. It\u2019s no wonder that the KAConsulting survey found that 72 percent of all women believe that life is generally harder for women than men. The peer pressure to conform is overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>We often hear that better-educated women are more progressive. But is the cause education itself or the indoctrination within education that is reinforced by the culture? The question remains: Are women more liberal or more conservative at heart?<\/p>\n<h2>Closeted Conservative Beliefs <\/h2>\n<p>Here, the KAConsulting survey provides remarkable insights. Among all women (80 percent of whom did not identify as conservative): 79 percent think a stay-at-home mom is equal in success to women in a professional field; 74 percent think kids should have the opportunity to attend a school of their choice, regardless of zip code; 71 percent oppose transgender surgeries for minors; 68 percent plan to be married with at least one child by the time they\u2019re 30; 64 percent think hook-up culture is harmful to women; and 62 percent oppose men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Given these findings, why don\u2019t women register more conservative in Pew and other research data? The answer may be found in women\u2019s prioritization of friendships and family relationships. The KAConsulting survey reveals that 42 percent of all women conceal or downplay their views. Among these, 75 percent cite the desire to avoid conflict, and another 10 percent fear losing friends or family. Among self-identified conservative women, 50 percent conceal their views and, in addition to avoiding conflict, 10 percent fear \u201cbeing canceled\u201d and 9 percent fear a negative effect on their grades.<\/p>\n<p>We must do more to cultivate women\u2019s natural conservative tendencies during their formative years.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen this personally. The Luce Center, where I now serve as president, has been bringing conservative speakers to campus for over 30 years. In fact, I even hosted a lecture myself as a student at Rutgers University. Bringing young women together in the spirit of friendship can be surprisingly powerful and persuasive. The survey results are a stark reminder that young women are looking for just this kind of direction and support.<\/p>\n<p>America\u2019s young women are far from lost. They are the unrealized, reluctant-to-offend, naturally conservative leaders of a freer, more virtuous America. They need to know they\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Kimberly Begg is president of the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women. An attorney with 25 years of experience strengthening conservative and Catholic causes, she is the author of <i>Unbreakable: Saints Who Inspired Saints to Moral Courage.<\/i><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women are under immense pressure to conceal their conservative beliefs. A national survey conducted by the KAConsulting Group for the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women sheds light on this issue. 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