What’s behind the growing gap between men and women in college completion?
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
Wide majorities in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed say having people of many different backgrounds improves their society, but most also see conflicts between partisan, racial and ethnic groups.
As democratic nations have wrestled with economic, social and geopolitical upheaval in recent years, the future of liberal democracy has come into question. Our international surveys reveal key insights into how citizens think about democratic governance.
Indians accept women as political leaders, but many favor traditional gender roles in family life.
Most Americans see little ability for the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change policy or combating the spread of infectious disease. A majority of Americans continue to view the China-Russia partnership as a very serious problem for the U.S.
A small but significant share of car owners in the U.S. have traded filling up for plugging in, and many more are thinking of joining them.
Majorities across much of Western Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region have a favorable view of the European Union.
Many Black Americans say they learn about their ancestors and U.S. Black history from family.
Germans and Americans have both become more skeptical of China.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
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