Thursday, August 27, 2015
Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality
On Women’s Equality Day, the national holiday commemorating passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Ms. Foundation for women released the results of a new poll on the state of women’s equality, new findings on adopting the “feminist” label, and a fresh understanding of how the public feels about community problems and solutions. This is the first survey of its kind that examines whether the public believes specific issues have different impacts on women versus men.
While most think economic issues affect men and women in equal proportions, about one in four adults (26 percent) sees a shortage of good jobs disproportionately affecting women. Only eight percent say a lack of good-paying jobs affects more men....