Meet Generation Z
/A new, post-Millennial generation, known as Generation Z (born 2001 - present), has come of age and its experiences and perspectives of the world are noticeably different from previous generations.
Gen Z faces an uncertain financial future. In contrast to Millennials, who have seen a full cycle of economic boom and bust, Gen Z has only experienced the Great Recession and the economic volatility that has followed.
Gen Z has never known a time before terrorist attacks, mass shootings and climate induced natural disasters. They are confronting a future in which their physical security is under constant threat.
Gen Z is growing up during a time of extraordinary political disruption. The 2016 presidential campaign and the unpredictability and chaos experienced in the aftermath of Trump’s election is now a defining marker of this generation.
Gen Z has witnessed dramatic changes in social and familial norms and is more accepting than their predecessors of racial and sexual differences. Members of Gen Z are also less likely to adhere to traditional gender roles and norms.
These influences combine to create a highly inclusive generation that values financial security, physical safety, and societal problem-solving. As they enter adulthood Gen Zs will make it their mission to quietly and pragmatically halt and repair the ills they see around them. Employers who can provide them opportunities to do so will be first to attract this fresh cohort of doers.
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