The Charlie Kirk Show

Episode: Why did Women Move Left, While Men Didn't?
Date: January 22, 2026
Host: Charlie Kirk
Guests: Sean Davis, Vittorio, Blake, Tyler

Overview

This episode dives deep into the political and cultural divergence between men and women, particularly why women have moved sharply left in recent years while men have remained largely unchanged in their political leanings. Charlie Kirk, his team, guest Sean Davis (co-founder and CEO of The Federalist), and essayist Vittorio explore this trend through sociological, evolutionary, cultural, and technological lenses. The discussion centers around the impact of social media, the nature of power in politics, and the collapse of traditional family structures.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Virginia as a Microcosm of National Politics

[01:09–04:33]

• Sean Davis discusses how Virginia, traditionally a purple state, is a testing ground for radical Democratic policies. Despite only narrowly winning elections, Democrats in power implement their full agenda.
• Example legislation includes loosening oversight of social services and expansive abortion policies.
• Sean:

  "When Democrats get in power because they understand power, they wield it ruthlessly and quite honestly. As horrifying as I find what she's doing, I'm honestly jealous... Democrats are putting on an absolute clinic in what you actually do when you're in power." (04:17)

2. The Nature of Power and the “Spiritual War”

[06:19–13:29]

• Sean Davis attributes the leftward shift and extreme policies to a fundamentally spiritual struggle—good versus evil, order versus chaos.
• Sean:

  "It's entirely spiritual... The Democrat Party is evil. Let's just come out and say it. It's evil. It's why it wants to kill babies. It's why it wants to eviscerate borders." (06:43)

• The team discusses how Democrats reward their constituents and enforce their will, while Republicans are seen as hesitant or cowardly in wielding power.

3. Year One Review: Trump’s Presidency

[13:11–18:15]

• The hosts and Sean Davis review Trump’s first year “back” in office, highlighting:
  • Border security and immigration crackdowns
  • Foreign policy successes (e.g., actions against Venezuela and Iran)
  • Changes to vaccine policy and the food pyramid
• Ongoing frustration with congressional inaction is voiced, advocating potentially for removing the filibuster to force legislative accountability.
• Sean:

  "Having a great president is indispensable. You can't get things done without a great president. But you need more than just a president doing stuff... You have to have people making everything he's doing permanent law." (14:58)

4. Why Did Women Move Left—While Men Didn't?

[19:28–38:34]

• Vittorio joins to discuss his viral essay explaining why women have moved radically left, while men have remained stable.
• Key thesis: Biological and evolutionary differences make women more susceptible to group consensus and empathy-driven motivations, which social media platforms amplify.
• Vittorio:

  "Men and women are just fundamentally different and we can't really do anything about this... Women, to be protected, they need something that keeps them safe. And once the safety lacks ... they need to find protection and safety into the group." (20:59, 21:17)
  "The Internet is a giant algorithmic consensus builder." (22:30)

• Technology acts as a “consensus engine,” amplifying women’s evolutionary need to belong and gain approval from the group.
• Men, in contrast, are more adapted to tolerate isolation or social exclusion due to evolutionary pressures (e.g., hunting, combat).
• Blake:

  "Women's part of women's social roles are norm enforcers, consensus builders. This is sort of the way that they're hardwired." (28:34)

• The hosts note that married women and women with children are less susceptible to this polarization, supporting the traditional family and marriage as a stabilizing force.
• Vittorio:

  "One solution would be to bring back families and to have more kids... By making it so easy to rescind [marriage], people are like, if it's just a piece of paper, what's the point?" (25:46, 26:34)

5. The Fertility Crisis and Its Political Implications

[32:38–38:34]

• Charlie Kirk:

  "Young men want to be part of a political movement that doesn't hate them... we are drowning in toxic femininity." (30:56)

• The show links the leftward movement of women to declining fertility rates, with conservative women having significantly more children than liberal women.
• The guests discuss whether a natural selection effect will occur, where low-fertility ideologies shrink over time.
• Vittorio:

  "They will self-select out, but only if the kids that then are being had are protected. So that's another problem." (33:27)

• Italy is given as an example of what not to do, demonstrating the dangers of extreme individualism and loss of communal values.
• Israel, by contrast, is praised as a values-based society where fertility remains high due to strong cultural and religious commitments.
• Tyler:

  "Ultimately it's a value fight. And that's tough because values are tough to change." (36:29)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Sean Davis on Democrats and Power (06:43):

  "The Democrat Party is evil. Let's just come out and say it. It's evil. It's why it wants to kill babies... that's who is being rewarded here."

• Charlie Kirk on the Spiritual Battle (12:05):

  "We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and darkness and spirits... there is a supernatural dimension."

• Vittorio on Social Media's Role (22:30):

  "The Internet is a giant algorithmic consensus builder ... men and women react differently to different news ... women are more empathetic, more agreeable, have higher neuroticism."

• Blake on Growing Gender Divide (28:34):

  "Women's part of women's social roles are norm enforcers, consensus builders. This is sort of the way that they're hardwired."

• Charlie Kirk on "Toxic Femininity" (30:56):

  "Young men want to be part of a political movement that doesn't hate them... we are drowning in toxic femininity."

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Virginia’s Legislative Shift/Democratic Strategy: [01:20–04:33]
• Spiritual Framing and Politics as Power: [06:19–13:29]
• Trump Year-in-Review (Policy Highlights): [13:11–18:15]
• Why Did Women Move Left? (Vittorio’s Thesis): [20:16–27:35]
• Marriage, Family, and Solutions to Polarization: [25:46–29:31]
• Fertility Crisis and the Value Fight: [32:38–38:34]

Conclusion

In this rich and multi-faceted episode, Charlie Kirk and guests explore the increasingly stark gender divide in Western politics, especially among young people. Social media is identified as a powerful consensus engine driving women leftward by exploiting empathetic and group-oriented evolutionary tendencies, whereas men have stayed ideologically stable. The conversation underscores the importance of family, marriage, values-driven communities, and the dangers of unchecked individualism. The episode concludes with a call for a value revolution in the West, reinforcing Christian and communal principles as the ultimate counter to societal fragmentation.