About three-in-ten men say women’s gains have come at the expense of men
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July 24, 2020
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** A century after women gained the right to vote, majority of Americans see work to do on gender equality ([link removed])
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About half of Americans say granting women the right to vote ([link removed]) has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country. Still, a majority of U.S. adults say the country hasn’t gone far enough when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, even as a large share thinks there has been progress in the last decade.
* Democratic women are the most likely to have engaged in activism focused on gender or gender equality ([link removed])
* Most U.S. women say the term ‘feminist’ describes them at least somewhat well ([link removed])
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** Many Black and Asian Americans say they have experienced discrimination amid the COVID-19 outbreak ([link removed])
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About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say ([link removed]) people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public.
* The public is divided in its perceptions of why Black Americans face higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates ([link removed])
** Amid protests, majorities across racial and ethnic groups express support for the Black Lives Matter movement ([link removed])
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Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they support the movement, ([link removed]) with 38% saying they strongly support it. This sentiment is particularly strong among Black Americans, although majorities of white (60%), Hispanic (77%) and Asian (75%) Americans express at least some support.
* Younger adults and Democrats are more likely to have attended a protest focused on racial equality in the last month ([link removed])
** As Millennials near 40, they’re approaching family life differently than previous generations ([link removed])
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Millennials are taking a different path in forming – or not forming – families. Millennials trail previous generations ([link removed]) at the same age across three typical measures of family life: living in a family unit, marriage rates and birth rates.
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* Unemployment rate is higher than officially recorded, more so for women and certain other groups ([link removed])
* Hispanic women, immigrants, young adults, those with less education hit hardest by COVID-19 job losses ([link removed])
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31% of Asian Americans say they've been subject to racist slurs or jokes since the coronavirus pandemic began ([link removed])
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