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Wide Partisan Gaps in U.S. Over How Far the Country Has Come on Gender Equality
Many women and men who have experienced gender discrimination point to workplace practices
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- Wide Partisan Gaps in U.S. Over How Far the Country Has Come on Gender Equality
- Democrats more than twice as likely as Republicans to say more work is needed to bring about gender equality
- Democrats, more than Republicans, see advantages to changing gender roles
- For Democrats, views on gender equality are closely linked to educational attainment
- Among women, Millennials most likely to see advantages for men
- Many women and men who have experienced gender discrimination point to workplace practices
- Labor force participation rate has risen for women, fallen for men
- The gender pay gap has narrowed, especially among young workers
- About six-in-ten women say the country hasn’t gone far enough when it comes to gender equality
- Large gaps in views of the state of gender equality between Democrats who have and have not attended college
- Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on who has it easier these days
- About four-in-ten of those who say men have it easier cite pay gap
- Three-in-ten of those who say women have it easier point to more job opportunities or preferential treatment
- Among women, Democrats much more likely than Republicans to say they have faced gender discrimination
- Experiences related to hiring, pay or promotion top list for women, men who say they’ve faced gender discrimination
- More say changing gender roles have made things easier for women than men
- Wide partisan gaps on views of the impact of changing gender roles
- College graduates are more likely to see societal benefits in changing gender roles