According to a 2019 survey from IPSOS, 25 percent of respondents in the United States said that employers not doing enough to close the gender pay gap is one of the leading factors stopping women from achieving equality. Women not being promoted to senior positions, employers not helping women balance work and care responsibilities, the government not promoting equality, and men not helping achieve equality rounded out the top five reasons.
Leading factors stopping women from achieving equality in the United States in 2019
Respondents were asked to choose two or three factors stopping women from achieving gender equality in their country. More than one response was possible.
Total sample size was 19,443 respondents.
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Leading factors stopping women from achieving equality in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093620/leading-factors-stop-women-gaining-equality-us/
Ipsos. "Leading factors stopping women from achieving equality in the United States in 2019." Chart. November 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093620/leading-factors-stop-women-gaining-equality-us/
Ipsos. (2019). Leading factors stopping women from achieving equality in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093620/leading-factors-stop-women-gaining-equality-us/
Ipsos. "Leading Factors Stopping Women from Achieving Equality in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093620/leading-factors-stop-women-gaining-equality-us/
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Leading factors stopping women from achieving equality in the United States in 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1093620/leading-factors-stop-women-gaining-equality-us/
