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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.
By comparison, just 3% say women shouldn’t be able to take any type of maternity leave.
Many Americans support paid family and medical leave, and most supporters say employers should cover the costs.
One hundred years after Jeannette Rankin became the first female member of the U.S. Congress, women remain underrepresented in political and business leadership.
Women make up at least 40% of the workforce in more than 80 countries. Across all of these countries, the median female share of the workforce is 45.4%.
New projections indicate that the female share of the labor force will peak at 47.1% in 2025 and then taper off to 46.3% by 2060.
Majorities in all but one country said it is important that women have the same rights as men in their society, a 2015 survey of 38 nations found.
Female police officers sometimes differ sharply from male officers in their views of policing and their experiences.
Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.
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