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short readJan 17, 2017

Female police officers’ on-the-job experiences diverge from those of male officers

Female police officers sometimes differ sharply from male officers in their views of policing and their experiences.
short readNov 5, 2016

A gender gap in views of Hillary Clinton, even among her supporters

Men and women who support Clinton differ in their views about the Democratic candidate and her candidacy to become the first female U.S. president.
short readJul 22, 2016

Few American women have broken the glass ceiling of diplomacy

Over 4,600 U.S. ambassadors have served in foreign countries since the founding of the nation – and only 9% of them have been women.
short readMay 19, 2016

Americans’ views of women as political leaders differ by gender
short readMar 2, 2016

Women relatively rare in top positions of religious leadership

We looked at nine major religious organizations in the U.S. that both ordain women and allow them to hold top leadership slots.
reportMay 7, 2015

Childlessness Falls, Family Size Grows Among Highly Educated Women

For women, postgraduate education and motherhood are increasingly going hand-in-hand. Not only are highly-educated women more likely to have kids, they are also having bigger families than in the past.
short readJan 26, 2015

Despite progress, U.S. still lags many nations in women leaders

Women now make up 20% of Congress, a record high. But women have more representation in most countries’ national legislatures.
reportJan 14, 2015

Women and Leadership

Most Americans say women are every bit as capable of being good leaders as men, whether in political offices or in corporate boardrooms. So why, then, are they underrepresented in top jobs?
short readSep 9, 2014

The divide over ordaining women

Only 11% of American congregations were led by women in 2012, according to press reports of an upcoming National Congregations Study survey. That figure hasn’t changed since 1998.
short readMar 10, 2014

Is the Mormon Church expanding the role of women?

Pew Research Center surveys show that Mormons are more supportive of traditional gender roles for women, and against allowing women to be priests, but the Church is taking some steps to expand women’s roles.

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