Gender

While eight-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say that whether someone is a man or a woman is determined by the sex they were assigned at birth, most Democrats and Democratic leaners (64%) take the opposite view and say a person’s gender can be different from the sex they were assigned at birth.

In their own words: Why do Americans say men or women have it easier in the U.S.?

Women in the U.S. are substantially more likely than men to say gender discrimination is a major problem in the technology industry.

Women's contributions to U.S. household incomes have grown. Yet, men contribute more of the income in most couples, and this reality aligns with public sentiments.

In the U.S., four-in-ten women and roughly a quarter of adults ages 65 and older say they play video games at least sometimes.

While many Muslims express wariness and anxiety about aspects of their lives in the United States, Muslim women tend to be more pessimistic about their place in U.S. society than Muslim men.

Among women who have experienced any form of online harassment, 35% say they found their most recent incident to be “extremely” or “very” upsetting.

While female gun owners resemble their male counterparts in some respects, their views on and experiences with guns often differ from those of male gun owners.

A substantial share of adults in Central and Eastern Europe hold traditional views of women and the family, especially in countries with Orthodox majorities.

The gender divide in Donald Trump’s job approval rating is larger than for most recent presidents at comparable points early in their administrations.