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Pew Research CenterJune 8, 2020
A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality

One-third of Americans correctly cite 1920 as the year U.S. women gained the right to vote

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A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality
Views on how far the country has come on gender equality differ widely by gender and by party
About three-quarters of Americans who say country has work to do on gender equality see sexual harassment as a major obstacle
Seven-in-ten say the feminist movement has done at least a fair amount to advance women’s rights2
About four-in-ten women say feminism has helped them personally
About four-in-ten Republican men say women’s gains in society have come at the expense of men
Higher share of men than women say gender equality is very likely
Equal pay widely cited as a marker of a society with gender equality
About three-quarters cite sexual harassment as a major obstacle to gender equality
Men and women differ over major obstacles to women having equal rights
Democrats and Republicans differ over major obstacles to women having equal rights
Republican, Democratic women differ over extent to which not enough women in power hinders equality
One-third of Americans correctly cite 1920 as the year U.S. women gained the right to vote
Wide partisan gaps in views of how much the parties, the feminist movement and Trump have done to advance women’s rights
Majorities of Democrats and Republicans support adding the ERA to the U.S. Constitution
Many say adding ERA to the U.S. Constitution would not make much difference for women’s rights
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Women with a bachelor’s degree more likely than those with less education to say feminism has helped them
White men and male college graduates are the most likely to cite women’s suffrage as most important milestone
Growing share of Americans say the country has not gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men
More say feminism has helped white women a lot than say it has done the same for black or Hispanic women
Majority of Americans say the U.S. has work to do to give women equal rights with men
Majorities across parties, genders say U.S. has made progress in gender equality over last 10 years
Most Americans say bigger problem is gender discrimination being overlooked
About half of U.S. adults see women’s suffrage as the most important milestone in advancing the position of women
Higher share of men than women say gender equality is very likely

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