Gender & LGBTQ

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.?

Most Democrats are dissatisfied with the nation's progress on gender equality, while more than half of Republicans say it has been about right.

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

Gaps between Republicans and Democrats over racial discrimination, immigration and poverty assistance have widened considerably in recent years.

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.

A fact sheet provides an overview of the situation in the nations where same-sex marriage is legal nationwide as well as countries that allow it in certain jurisdictions.

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.

Following an election that had one of the largest gender gaps in history, women are more likely than men to say they are paying increased attention to politics.