- Views Of Gender In The U.S. | Pew Research Center

I recommend reading the report. Here are some of my hi-lights

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Who has it easier

  • Men: 28% of Men, 41% of Women, 19% of Republicans, 49% of Democrats
  • Women; 14% of Men, 5% of Women, 12% of Republicans, 6% of Democrats
  • About the Same: 58% of Men, 54% of Women, 68% of Republicans, 45% of Democrats
  • Millennial Women are more likely to think Men have it easier compared to Boomer and Gen X Women. Silent Gen Women are less likely to think Men have it easier and more likely to think Women have it easier.
    • No such age correlation among men
  • Educated Democrats are significantly more likely to think Men have it Easier compared to uneducated Democrats
    • No such education correlation among republicans
    • Shows the divergence between the educated city socially liberal democrats and more socially centrist / mixed working class democrats

Why Men Have it Easier? - Top Answers given

  • 43% - "Better Pay"
    • Wage Gap propaganda (which is really women having the privilege to marry up is still really strong)
  • 29% - "Men have more job opportunities and better workplace treatment"
  • 10% - "Men have less family / household work"
  • Some surprises
    • Only 4% cited sexual harassment
    • Only 4% cited physical safety
    • No specific category was given for biology (pregnancy and periods) which is probably the first thing I would say. I think Women have it easier but this is one area I would concede
    • 9% were categorized as other; 8% as general; 16% as non answer / unknown

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Why Women Have it Easier? - Top Answers given

  • 30% - "Women have more job opportunities and better workplace treatment
    • True from my experience
    • Seems like a lot of MRA movement is rooted in opposition to affirmative action policies
    • This can be seen by several quotes speaking about "minority / non-white women" having privilege
  • 9% - "Laws and courts favour women"
    • This is an objective fact
  • 8% - "Women get believed when they make false accusations of sexual assault / harassment or sexism"
    • Again, pretty clearly true according to me
  • Most MRAs I've encountered, especially non-male MRAs, got into it due to divorce or false accusation issues
    • As in, they or someone they knew was a victim of rigged divorce courts or false accusation
  • Some surprises
    • Only 5% cited how Women have the freedom to work or not work while Men have to work. This and hypergamy was the catalyst for me which I am a little surprise only 5% of people who think Women have it eaiser started it
    • No one said dating which I think is a super important issue and something many Men talk about. Though I think Pew Research suppressed it to avoid giving credence to "incel talking points"
  • 16% were "Other", 22% were "General", 22% were "no answer / unknown"
    • I see a significant suppression of common MRA talking points such as suicide rates, dating, circumcision, empathy gap, women are wonderful effect, etc.

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Have you Faced Gender Discrimination?

  • Women - 43%
    • Democrats more likely to say yes
  • Men - 18%
    • Republicans more likely to say yes

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Women who reported facing discrimination - Top Answers

  • 38% in hiring, pay or promotion
    • More prominent among Older Women
  • 26% - treated as not smart or opinions don't matter
  • 10% - Sexually harassed or cat called

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Men who reported facing discrimination - Top Answers

  • 35% in hiring, pay or promotion
  • 7% - Personality assumed due to gender sterotypes
  • 6% - treated as not smart or opinions don't matter
  • MRA experiences points again suppressed as 17% was "other, 19% was "general", 14% was "no answer / unknown"