Gen Z

Why 1 in 8 young people in UK is not studying or working

These youth, aged 16 to 24, are known as the bedroom generation, for staying at home and living off parents.

Modi’s predicament: Gen Z pours out on India’s streets as dissent surges

Demonstrators push against a police barricade during a protest demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Gen Zs say they are against fast fashion. So why are they still queueing for it?

Content creator Sarah Lim, 20, outside Subdued’s Bugis+ store in a pink knit jacket from the label, which she wears almost every day.

News analysis

Youth protests present a new dilemma for PM Modi and India

Members of National Students’ Union of India take part in a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at in New Delhi, on Oct 13.

Opposition parties, supporters march in Delhi despite huge police presence

Supporters of India’s opposition Congress party scuffle with security personnel during a protest demanding the resignation of the country’s Chief Election Commissioner. in New Delhi on Oct 12.

Headstart On Record Podcast

‘Spotify can just take it down’: A Gen Z collector on why his peers are going analogue, buying CDs

‘They have turned this fight into a war’: Defiant Indian youths protest against voter-roll purge

A woman protester being detained by security personnel in New Delhi, India, on Oct 11.

Dump demographics: We don’t slot into age boxes – and savvy brands know it

At Metro Paragon, which believes in age-agnostic retail, the beauty minis at its Minimuse corner appeals naturally to young shoppers and travellers of all ages.

From PhD student to Indian police’s most wanted Gen Z protester: Who is Neha Bora?

Neha Bora (centre) at a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Oct 4.

I went on holiday with a 21-year-old. This is what I learnt

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