Many protestors are young women and men – or those known as Generation Z. According to Roulla, globalisation and the internet have led this group to protest by destroying "cultural differences between young people in the Middle East and Europe". “When a young girl in Iran sees on social media that at the same time she has to go to a mandatory religious class, while people elsewhere are having a pool party … it's a comparison that cannot be unseen.” In Iran, students must attend compulsory classes on Islam, with strict Islamic dress codes and gender segregation applied in schools and universities.