According to a survey conducted in 2022, younger women were found more likely to say that they have experienced hostility or discrimination based on their gender or gender expression in the United States. Women who were aged 18 to 29 years were most likely out of all surveyed age groups to say that they had experienced hostility or discrimination based on their gender, at 23 percent. In comparison, only four percent of women aged 65 years or older said that they had personally experienced gender discrimination.
Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group
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Public Religion Research Institute. (September 28, 2022). Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group." Chart. September 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2022). Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Share of Women Who Have Personally Experienced Hostility or Discrimination Based on Gender or Gender Expression in The United States in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/
Public Religion Research Institute, Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of women who have personally experienced hostility or discrimination based on gender or gender expression in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, September 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1414538/share-of-us-women-who-experienced-gender-discrimination-by-age/
