To date, universities have largely regarded misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his ilk as an extrinsic problem.
Teachers across schools and colleges both in the UK and around the world have been talking for some time about the malign influence of the social media influencer and self-professed misogynist on the behaviour and attitudes of students.
Secondary school teachers and sixth form tutors all describe similar behaviour and rhetoric from 14 – 18-year-old boys they teach. One I spoke to said:
The increase in blatant misogyny has been stark in the past few years. There is sexual harassment of both female staff and female students. There has been a rise in taunts to female students about Andrew Tate. Male students feel emboldened to ask female teachers about their sex and dating lives.
