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Saturday 30 March 2019
Poll: Most see women equal to men in politics

of Republican women think
preschool children suffer if
their mother works, 39 per-
cent of Republican men
say this.
Health care, the top-of-
mind issue for voters in the
2018 midterm elections, has
again proven to be a po-
litical battleground ahead
of the 2020 presidential
election. The president this
week, apparently recogniz-
ing the issue's importance
for voters, directed Repub-
licans to "try again" to dis-
mantle President Barack
Obama's signature health
care law while the admin-
istration fights it in court.
With no Democratic candi-
date emerging soon in the
nomination fight, Pelosi has
struggled to keep her rank
and file focused on the is-
sues rather than investiga-
tions of Trump.
On the contentious issue
of abortion, attitudes have
grown even more partisan.
Overall, Americans are di-
vided on whether a wom-
In this Feb. 5, 2019 file photo, women members of Congress cheer after President Donald Trump acknowledges more women in
Congress during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. an should be able to have
Associated Press an abortion "if she wants
one for any reason." Forty-
By LAURIE KELLMAN and staff finds these attitudes so. paid family leave and child nine percent are in favor,
HANNAH FINGERHUT extend broadly across de- Men and women alike con- care. which has been inching up
WASHINGTON (AP) — An mographic groups, includ- sider women equally suited The survey found 9 percent over the last decade. Oth-
all-time high of 84 percent ing gender and partisan- for politics, as do majorities of women saying they have er polling finds majority sup-
of Americans believe wom- ship, though there are still across party lines. Demo- been discriminated against port for legalized abortion
en are just as suited emo- some small gaps. crats are somewhat more at work because of their in "all or most cases."
tionally for politics as men, Nearly a century after the likely than Republicans to gender. Among college- The share of Democrats
according to a new survey 19th Amendment gave say so, 89 percent to 80 educated women, that fig- saying a woman should be
that comes as the largest- women the right to vote, percent, though the share ure stands at 13 percent. allowed to have an abor-
ever field of women are the growing public role in both parties has grown in While Americans largely tion for any reason is at its
running for president and of women in the U.S. has recent years. support women entering highest level, 64 percent.
with a record number serv- produced major chang- A record six women — all the workforce, a minority — About a third of Republi-
ing in Congress. es in politics, culture and Democrats — are running 36 percent — support pref- cans (35 percent) say the
The growing acceptance policy. The #MeToo move- for president in 2020. The erential hiring for women. same.
of women in politics and in ment against sexual mis- crowded campaign trail There has been a consis- __
the workforce is highlighted conduct helped propel a means women are talk- tent partisan gap in views The General Social Survey
by the General Social Sur- record number of women ing about a variety of is- on this over time, but it has has been conducted since
vey, a widely respected onto the campaign trail in sues and taking an array grown during the last two 1972 by NORC at the Uni-
trend survey that has been 2018. Now, the House is an- of positions, offering vot- years. The share of Demo- versity of Chicago, primar-
measuring views of gender chored by the most wom- ers a chance to size them crats who support prefer- ily using in-person interview-
and society since the 1970s. en ever to serve at once, up on more than just their ential hiring for women is ing. Sample sizes for each
A quarter of Americans with Nancy Pelosi the only gender. Sen. Kamala Harris, up to 46 percent, from 35 year's survey vary from
think it's better for men to woman to have held the D-Calif., is highlighting her percent in 2016. A quarter about 1,500 to about 3,000
work and for women to stay post of speaker. experience as a prosecu- of Republicans are in fa- adults, with margins of error
at home, the lowest level The share of Americans tor. Sen. Elizabeth Warren vor of affirmative action for falling between plus or mi-
since the question was first who say women are as suit- is emphasizing economic women in the workforce. nus 2.2 percentage points
asked in 1985. Roughly as ed for politics as men is up issues, including consumer Within the GOP, a gender and plus or minus 3.1 per-
many — 28 percent — say 6 percentage points since protection. gap persists on attitudes centage points.
preschool children suffer 2016, when Hillary Clinton The trend toward more toward women in the work- The most recent survey was
with a working mother; 53 became the first woman women in politics is ener- force. Republican men conducted April 12 through
percent said the same in to win a major party's presi- gizing policy discussions in are more likely than Re- Nov. 10, 2018, and includes
1985. dential nomination, and the polarized country, with publican women to say it interviews with 2,348 Ameri-
An analysis by The Associ- 14 points since 2008, when national attention on is- is better for women to stay can adults. Results for the
ated Press-NORC Center she lost a grueling primary sues surrounding #MeToo at home while men work, full sample have a margin
for Public Affairs Research battle to Barack Obama. and discrimination in the 37 percent to 22 percent. of error of plus or minus 3.1
and General Social Survey In 1974, just 49 percent said workplace, along with Similarly, while 18 percent percentage points.q