Stephanie Coontz is director of research and public education at the Council on Contemporary Families and a professor emerita at the Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Her forthcoming book is For Better and Worse: The Problematic Past and Challenging Future of Marriage.

08.15.2025

• Stephanie Coontz

The Trump-Era Gender Wars, Brought to You By Neoliberalism

We’re seeing an alarming revival of archaic gender role ideas, from the manosphere’s remasculinization crusade to trad wives’ rejection of public life. Veteran historian of gender roles Stephanie Coontz explains the moment’s deep economic undercurrents.