Most Americans say being a man helps a person get ahead in the U.S.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say being a man helps a lot or a little when it comes to a person’s ability to get ahead in the U.S., compared with 14% who say it hurts
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Dana Braga
Research Analyst
Dana Braga is a research analyst focusing on social and demographic research at Pew Research Center.
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Self-employed people in the U.S. are more likely than other workers to be highly satisfied with their jobs
Most self-employed workers (62%) say they are extremely or very satisfied with their job, compared with 51% of those who are not self-employed.
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Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn’t led to improvement for Black Americans.
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How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing
How are U.S. parents raising their children these days, and how does their approach compare with the way their own parents raised them?
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One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
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Most K-12 parents say first year of pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education
About six-in-ten parents of K-12 children (61%) say the first year of the pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education.
