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Helen Andrews, a key voice in this discussion, suggests that when industries or institutions become predominantly feminist (meaning they have a majority of women), their core characteristics change — a process she refers to as "feminization." She posits that this transformation often correlates with the rise of "wokeness," associated with values such as empathy, safety, conformity, and cohesion, over traditional masculine traits like rationality, hierarchy, and competition.
Feminization as the Root of Wokeness
Andrews hypothesizes that wokeness is essentially an epiphenomenon of demographic feminization. As more institutions admit women, their guiding values shift. For instance:
Valuing empathy over rationality
Prioritizing safety at the expense of risk-taking