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short readsOct 3, 2024

About a third of UN member states have ever had a woman leader

Just 13 UN member countries are currently led by women; in 9 of those 13, the current leader is the country’s first woman head of government.
short readsJun 18, 2025

U.S. adults in their 20s and 30s plan to have fewer children than in the past

These declines in the number of children adults plan to have occurred almost entirely in the last decade.
short readsJun 12, 2025

From weight-loss drugs to raw milk, Americans hear more often about some health topics than others

About half of U.S. adults (53%) say they hear or read about Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs being used for weight loss extremely or very often.
reportFeb 26, 2025

17. Religion and views on gender, parenting and workforce participation

Majorities say more women in the workforce is a good thing. Read more about religious groups’ views on gender in the labor force, and stay-at-home parents. Religious Landscape Study by Pew Research Center.
reportApr 30, 2025

Most U.S. Catholics Say They Want the Church To Be ‘More Inclusive’

Majorities want the church to allow use of birth control and IVF, and to permit priests to bless same-sex couples. But views differ by Mass attendance.
reportJan 16, 2025

3. The impact of all-male and all-female social groups

We were also interested in learning how the public feels about same-gender organized social groups or places where men can gather with other men and women with other women. Majorities of U.S. adults say these groups have a positive impact on the well-being of men and women, respectively. Still, more say all-female groups have a […]
reportMay 29, 2025

4. LGBTQ identities

To better understand how LGBTQ adults identify, we asked respondents three separate questions: When it comes to sexual orientation, more than half of LGBTQ adults (55%) describe themselves as bisexual. Four-in-ten are gay or lesbian, while small shares are straight (1%) or something else (3%). About one-in-ten LGBTQ adults (9%) are transgender. This includes 4% […]
reportMay 29, 2025

3. Experiences with coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender

To better understand the coming out experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults, we asked them: Half or more in each group say they knew they were gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans before age 14. Far fewer say they first told someone by that age. Small shares ranging from 1% to 4% across these […]
short readsApr 3, 2024

Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children

Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
short readsFeb 27, 2024

For Women’s History Month, a look at gender gains – and gaps – in the U.S.

Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.

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About a third of UN member states have ever had a woman leader

From weight-loss drugs to raw milk, Americans hear more often about some health topics than others

3. The impact of all-male and all-female social groups

Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children

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