Americans and affirmative action: How the public sees the consideration of race in college admissions, hiring
Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
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Here’s a closer look at what recent surveys have found about Americans’ views of affirmative action.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
Young workers express general contentment with many aspects of work; personal connections like relationships with co-workers stand out.
Workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, or DEI, are increasingly becoming part of national political debates. For a majority of employed U.S. adults (56%), focusing on increasing DEI at work is a good thing. But relatively small shares of workers place a lot of importance on diversity at their workplace.
Most workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home say they are fine with the amount of time they spend on video calls.
About a year since the coronavirus recession began, there are some signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market, and Americans are feeling somewhat better about their personal finances than they were early in the pandemic.
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time.
Roughly half of Americans say it’s better for a woman who wants to reach high political office to have children before entering politics. Views are different when it comes to leadership positions in the business world.
To mark Labor Day, here’s what we know about who American workers are, what they do and the U.S. working environment in general.
52% of US adults say it is very or somewhat important that companies and organizations make public statements about political or social issues.
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