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Generation Z

  • Saturday, 31 January, 2026
    Claer Barrett
    Gen Z trend for ‘admin nights’ is worth following

    Finding time to collectively focus on your finances pays dividends

    Three young adults sit together on an orange couch looking at a laptop, appearing engaged and collaborative.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    The Big Read
    The great graduate job drought

    Economic uncertainty and the arrival of AI have brought a reduction in entry-level roles, with potentially disastrous consequences for young people

  • Saturday, 3 January, 2026
    Jo Ellison
    Please don’t talk about my generation

    The debate around age divides has peaked. Let’s make it stop

    A row of brightly coloured lit birthday candles
  • Tuesday, 30 December, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Reasons for youthful cheer

    Despite the gloom, there are many advantages to being young in the 2020s

    Six people sit around a holiday dinner table, toasting with wine and smiling, surrounded by festive food.
  • Wednesday, 24 December, 2025
    Explainer
    How a straw-hatted anime pirate became a symbol of Gen Z dissent

    Young protesters around the world have rallied under the image in their fight for political change

    A montage of protesters holding the Jolly Roger flag
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Special ReportUpskilling
    How to turn Gen Z into management material

    Leadership development is adapting to younger people’s greater focus on skills and wellbeing over corporate hierarchy

    Jasroop Singh and another guest eating KFC chicken and smiling at Young T & Bugsey's mixtape launch party.
  • Thursday, 23 October, 2025
    Special ReportUpskilling
    Employers’ focus on skills over age creates opportunities for older workers

    Delayed retirement and disruptive technologies have put the onus on companies to ensure training is accessible to all

    Two employees wearing masks play air hockey while another employee plays foosball in a modern Mastercard office lounge.
  • Sunday, 19 October, 2025
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Gen Z is the new force in global politics

    The Madagascar protests highlight the powers and flaws of youth seeking a quick fix

    Young people dance in a line, holding banners and a Madagascar flag, amid a large crowd at a protest rally.
  • Thursday, 9 October, 2025
    Elisabeth Braw
    Ask what your gym can do for your country

    A loneliness epidemic and Gen Z’s obsession with fitness could help western countries bolster civilian defence

    Justin Peter performs push-ups while being timed and observed by Army personnel during the Army Fitness Test.
  • Monday, 15 September, 2025
    The Big Read
    The Gen Z revolution spreading in Asia

    Nepal is just the most recent country to have seen the ruling elite toppled by frustrated young people

    Young demonstrators sitting on a barricade face off with police
  • Saturday, 13 September, 2025
    Nepal
    Nepali former chief justice appointed PM in bid to end turmoil

    Sushila Karki sworn in as Himalayan nation’s first female premier, but move raises constitutional questions

    A large crowd gathers outside as flames and thick smoke engulf the residence of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli on September 9.
  • Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
    News in-depthNepal
    Youthful anger at political ‘nepo babies’ drives Nepal protests

    Demonstrations that led to fall of prime minister prompted in part by allegedly lavish lifestyles of politicians’ offspring

    A montage showing a person holding a phone displaying a woman with a blurred-out face eating at a restaurant and the text “this is where our taxes go!” next to another image of a demonstrator holding up a photo of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in front of burning debris.
  • Tuesday, 9 September, 2025
    Special ReportLessons in Leadership
    How do you manage Gen Z?

    Start by bringing people together to overcome misconceptions

    Illustration of seven silhouetted figures seated at a conference table, the table formed by the shape of a large supporting hand.
  • Wednesday, 2 July, 2025
    Gen Z acquires taste for drinking as cost of living pressures ease

    Survey shows drop in abstinence among young adults as drinks industry battles perception of structural decline

    Woman holding a drink while setting up billiard balls on a pool table in a dimly lit bar
  • Monday, 23 June, 2025
    Special ReportThe Business of Tennis
    Tennis recruits TikTok as it chases the next wave of fans

    The sport has had mixed success in its efforts to appeal to Gen Z

    Coco Gauff poses with her trophy and ball boys
  • Friday, 20 June, 2025
    Work Watch
    Working hard to look busy: why young employees are ‘task masking’

    Gen Z’s particular twist on slacking could signal an insecurity about their job

    Montage of a young worker holding her glasses examining a tablet screen with folders and files around her
  • Tuesday, 17 June, 2025
    Special ReportGlobal Brands
    Marketers courting Gen Z aim to hit the right notes

    Agencies recognise how the online generation values the authentic and has the power to cancel

    A woman in a dramatic grey ruffled gown poses confidently on a red carpet, surrounded by photographers capturing her photo
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Meet the 30-year-old accountant teaching seven-year-olds about money

    Abigail Foster says we must start young to ensure the next generation is financially savvy

    Abigail Foster
  • Sunday, 27 April, 2025
    UK employment
    UK risks ‘lost generation’ of young workers, business warns

    Employers concerned by official data suggesting nearly 1mn aged 16-24 not in education, employment or training, says BCC

    Three young girls standing next to a sign saying ‘We’re hiring’
  • Friday, 28 March, 2025
    Claer Barrett
    Rachel Reeves’ Isa reforms must be designed with Gen Z in mind

    The chancellor’s plan to revolutionise retail investment needs young investors

    Parents with a  young baby pore over papers next to an open laptop on a table
  • Thursday, 27 March, 2025
    Financial literacy
    A third of Gen Z invest by ‘early adulthood’, poll finds

    Regulator concerned over the number of young people putting money into crypto

    A woman watches stock charts on her smartphone
  • Friday, 14 March, 2025
    ‘Gen Z is more anxious, lonely and poorer than other generations’

    Ed Elson, writer and co-host of Prof G Markets podcast, offers an explanation to the question he receives most often

    A montage featuring Ed Elson at the centre, with images in the background of young people looking at smartphones, a PC, holding a baby and reading a book. A representation of a chart runs across the image
  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
    Isa Guide 2025
    Maxed-out Junior Isas up nearly 50% in a year

    Latest figures show strong rebound in numbers filling up the £9,000 annual limit

    A small girl playing with toy money
  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2025
    Special ReportThe Future of Cities
    Thwarted ambition triggers dissent among Africa’s urban young

    Gap between education and opportunity is fostering generational frustration and protests as cities expand

    Commuters wait for buses in Nairobi’s Central Business District
  • Saturday, 1 February, 2025
    Travel
    Striding out with the new breed of Gen-Z walking groups

    Driven by social media, sobriety and a search for community, young people are hitting the footpaths

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