Worldwide Optimism About Future of Gender Equality, Even as Many See Advantages for Men
Sizable shares say men have more opportunities for high-paying jobs and that men should have preferential treatment when jobs are scarce.
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Sizable shares say men have more opportunities for high-paying jobs and that men should have preferential treatment when jobs are scarce.
Most Americans (65%) – including majorities across racial and ethnic groups – say it has become more common for people to express racist or racially insensitive views since Trump was elected president.
Most value racial and ethnic diversity in the workplace, but few want employers to consider race or ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions.
The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.
When Americans peer 30 years into the future, they see a country in decline economically, politically and on the world stage.
In their own words: Why do Americans say men or women have it easier in the U.S.?
Most Democrats are dissatisfied with the nation’s progress on gender equality, while more than half of Republicans say it has been about right.
Women in STEM jobs are more likely than their male counterparts to have experienced discrimination in the workplace and to believe that discrimination is a major reason there are not more women in STEM.
There are deep divisions between blacks and whites in how they see racial discrimination, barriers to black progress and prospects for change.
Blacks and whites in the U.S. disagree over police performance and differ on the causes of fatal encounters between blacks and police.
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