All things considered, almost half of the public thinks that men (46%) have the better life in America, while nearly half as many think that women have the better life (24%) and 17% don’t believe there is a difference. A sizeable gender gap exists on this question. Women are much more likely that men to say men have the better life in America. Women pick men over women for the better life in America 53% to 20%, while men pick men over women by only a 39%-to-28% margin. Read More

Russell Heimlich  is a former web developer at Pew Research Center.