A third of young British people believe feminism is marginalising and demonising men, according to new polling shared with BuzzFeed News. The campaigning group Hope Not Hate, which commissioned the research, has suggested these "anti-feminism" beliefs are a "slip road" to other far-right ideas.

The survey, conducted by YouGov earlier this year, found 33% of people between ages 18 and 24 agreed with the statement "Feminism is to blame for making some men feel marginalised and demonised in society".

Across all age groups, 42% of men felt that feminism was marginalising and demonising some men, while only a quarter of women agreed.

Rosie Carter, the senior policy officer for Hope Not Hate, told BuzzFeed News anti-feminist beliefs are alarmingly widespread and serve as a gateway to other far-right ideas.

"Young men who feel uncomfortable with the world — a sense of loss with their status, those who are not happy with their lives — they are coming to blame feminism," Carter said.

"When it's offered as a simple explanation for these anxieties around their own place in the world, that’s when it starts to take hold.

