#146 | Three Big Problems I See Happening With Young Women Today

#146 | Three Big Problems I See Happening With Young Women Today

From Ancient Intelligence by Anya Shakh

May 26, 2026 · Season 1 · Episode 146

About this episode

Anya Shakh discusses three major problems facing young women today, supported by recent data and cultural observations.

The data on young women and three big problems Major data points also laid out here: https://anyashakh.substack.com/p/the-... Based on the recently published piece by The New Statesman: https://www.newstatesman.com/cover-st... ‍ ‍ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 01:27 — New data on young women in the West 04:14 — The big picture behind the data 05:35 — The most alarming statistics 07:00 — How anti-man sentiment is spreading 09:18 — Anti-man culture in everyday conversation 11:06 — Why criticism of women gets avoided 12:40 — The first big problem: confusion about men 14:56 — How feminism reshaped female identity 17:09 — What women were doing differently before 19:17 — Misplaced empathy and emotion-driven behavior 21:19 — Feeling unloved and looking for meaning 22:54 — The third problem: misunderstanding God 25:03 — Why women avoid wrestling with deeper truths 25:47 — God, masculinity, and authority 26:35 — The collapse of real community 27:00 — The three fundamental problems 28:08 — Outro Resource: FREE 50 Essential Books & Films - https://ancientintelligence.kit.com/t.. . Weekly newsletter - https://anyashakh.substack.com Beyond the podcast, I work 1:1 with men: Read what other men…

People in this episode

Host: Anya Shakh

Topics covered

  • young women
  • feminism
  • anti-man sentiment
  • female identity
  • community
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • young women
  • feminism
  • anti-man culture
  • female identity
  • community collapse
  • spiritual misunderstanding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Statesman

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