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short readsDec 16, 2020

Women in many countries face harassment for clothing deemed too religious – or too secular

Women in 56 countries experienced social hostilities due to clothing that was deemed to violate religious or secular dress norms.
reportMar 18, 2021

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The starting point for the analysis is household survey-based estimates of regional income distributions from the World Bank’s PovcalNet database. The global regions are as defined by the World Bank. In this report, “advanced economies” refers to the group of countries listed as “other high income” by the World Bank. These data were used to […]
reportMay 11, 2021

Jewish Americans in 2020: Answers to frequently asked questions

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Pew Research Center’s report “Jewish Americans in 2020”
short readsMar 2, 2021

Americans put low priority on promoting democracy abroad

Just 20% of U.S. adults cited promoting democracy as a top foreign policy objective, putting it at the bottom of the list of 20 topics polled.
short readsApr 13, 2021

Key facts about the changing U.S. unauthorized immigrant population

The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
reportNov 10, 2020

2. Harassment of religious groups continues to be reported in more than 90% of countries

In 2018, this study’s sources continued to report harassment against religious groups – either by governments or social groups and individuals – in the vast majority of countries around the world (185 out of 198).[29. numoffset=”29″ These figures indicate whether at least one incident of harassment was reported against a religious group in each country. […]
reportNov 10, 2020

3. In 2018, government restrictions rose in most regions, but social hostilities declined

Government restrictions by region In 2018, the global median level of government restrictions on religion reached a peak at 2.9 after remaining stable at 2.8 in 2016 and 2017. Three out of five regions in the study experienced increases (Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa), while Europe had […]
short readsDec 7, 2020

Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions

In some countries – particularly in a segment of West and Central Africa – polygamy is frequently legal and widespread.
reportNov 10, 2020

In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade

In 2018, the global median level of government restrictions on religion – that is, laws, policies and actions by officials that impinge on religious beliefs and practices – continued to climb, reaching an all-time high since Pew Research Center began tracking these trends in 2007.
short readsNov 10, 2020

Government restrictions on religion around the world reached new record in 2018

Government restrictions in 2018 were at their highest level since 2007, when Pew Research Center began tracking these trends.

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Women in many countries face harassment for clothing deemed too religious – or too secular

Methodology

Jewish Americans in 2020: Answers to frequently asked questions

Americans put low priority on promoting democracy abroad

Key facts about the changing U.S. unauthorized immigrant population

2. Harassment of religious groups continues to be reported in more than 90% of countries

3. In 2018, government restrictions rose in most regions, but social hostilities declined

Polygamy is rare around the world and mostly confined to a few regions

In 2018, Government Restrictions on Religion Reach Highest Level Globally in More Than a Decade

Government restrictions on religion around the world reached new record in 2018

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