This statistic shows the results of a survey among U.S. adults on issues facing working women in the United States in September 2014. During the survey, 6 percent of national adults were of the opinion that balancing work and home life is the most important issue facing working women.
United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Equal pay/fair pay
39%
Equal opportunity for promotion, advancement/no gender discrimination
20%
Jobs/unemployment/availability of jobs
8%
Sexual harassment/better treatment, more respect in workplace
8%
Access to childcare/ better childcare
7%
Balancing work and home life
6%
Healthcare
5%
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? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/
Gallup. "United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today?." Chart. October 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/
Gallup. (2014). United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/
Gallup. "United States: What Do You Think Are The Most Important Issues Facing Working Women in This Country Today?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/
Gallup, United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/ (last visited September 21, 2024)
United States: What do you think are the most important issues facing working women in this country today? [Graph], Gallup, October 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328112/issues-facing-working-women-today/