This statistic shows the results of a survey among U.S. adults by gender on issues facing working women in the United States in September 2014. During the survey, 3 percent of men were of the opinion that access to childcare or better childcare is the most important issue facing working women and 41 percent of women were of the opinion that equal pay or fair pay is the most important issue facing working women in the U.S. today.
United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today?
(by gender)
Characteristic
Men
Women
Equal pay / fair pay
37%
41%
Equal opportunity for promotion, advancement/no gender discrimination
21%
20%
Jobs/unemployment/availability of jobs
8%
8%
Sexual harassment / better treatment, more respect in workplace
9%
7%
Access to childcare / better childcare
3%
10%
Balancing work and home life
3%
9%
Healthcare
3%
7%
Maternity leave/family leave/ time off for family matters
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Gallup. (October 13, 2014). United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? (by gender) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/
Gallup. "United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? (by gender)." Chart. October 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/
Gallup. (2014). United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? (by gender). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/
Gallup. "United States: What Do You Think Are The Most Important Issues Facing Working Women in This Country Today? (by Gender)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/
Gallup, United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? (by gender) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? (by gender) [Graph], Gallup, October 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328146/issues-facing-working-women-today-men-women/