Government research on attitudes towards gender equality

On 3 June 2014, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and Government Equalities Office (GEO) published Attitudes towards Equality. Findings from the YouGov Survey.

Key findings:

  • Whilst the majority of men and women agree that there is no gender difference between their level of ambition in their working careers; one in seven disagree
  • Men hold less positive views about the ambition levels of women who chose to take a break in career to raise children or have a flexible work pattern. Men were less likely to than men to agree that women in these situations have as much ambition as women in continuous employment (54% v 62%) or working a traditional pattern (56% vs 64% respectively)
  • Two-third of adults think sexism is still a problem in many workplaces with 1 in 5 report it being a problem in their current or previous workplace. 1 in 8 adults report being a victim of sexism at work from a current/previous boss, while 1 in 7 report they have experienced it from current/previous colleagues. Women are significantly more like to both perceive sexism as a problem in the workplace as well as report being a victim of it
  • Part-time workers were less likely to agree that their current employer is supportive of working parents than full-time workers (47% compared with 60%)

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