According to a survey conducted in 2023, 60 percent of Americans said that being a man helps a person's ability to get ahead in the United States. In comparison, 50 percent of Americans said that being a woman hurts a person's ability to get ahead in the United States.
Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023
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Pew Research Center. (September 12, 2023). Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans with Various Beliefs on How Being a Man or a Woman Affects a Person's Ability to Get Ahead in The United States in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of Americans with various beliefs on how being a man or a woman affects a person's ability to get ahead in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414489/us-beliefs-on-how-being-a-man-or-a-woman-affects-one-s-ability-to-get-ahead/