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Action to address gender inequality in Australia
Q. To what extent do you support or oppose the following measures to address gender inequality in Australia?
TOTAL: Support | TOTAL: Oppose | Strongly support | Somewhat support | Neither support, nor oppose | Somewhat oppose | Strongly oppose | |
Organise a national summit of all state and federal leaders to set targets and policies to reduce violence and sexual assault | 69% | 9% | 37% | 32% | 22% | 4% | 4% |
Implement the recommendations of the respect@work inquiry | 68% | 8% | 33% | 34% | 24% | 5% | 4% |
Establish a specialist sexual assault court | 62% | 13% | 30% | 31% | 25% | 8% | 6% |
Universal access to free child-care and early learning for families with young children | 60% | 16% | 30% | 30% | 24% | 9% | 8% |
TOTAL: Support | Total | Gender | Age Group | Federal Voting Intention | ||||||||
Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | Labor | TOTAL: Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||||
Organise a national summit of all state and federal leaders to set targets and policies to reduce violence and sexual assault | 69% | 65% | 73% | 68% | 68% | 71% | 76% | 68% | 70% | 63% | ||
Implement the recommendations of the respect@work inquiry | 68% | 62% | 73% | 64% | 69% | 70% | 74% | 65% | 80% | 59% | ||
Establish a specialist sexual assault court | 62% | 53% | 70% | 64% | 64% | 58% | 67% | 58% | 74% | 56% | ||
Base (n) | 1,100 | 539 | 561 | 332 | 382 | 386 | 382 | 389 | 92 | 122 | ||
- There is majority support for all of the proposed steps to address gender inequality in Australia including a national summit to reduce violence and sexual assault (69% support), implement the recommendations of the respect@work inquiry (68%) and the establishment of a specialist sexual assault court (62%).
- In all cases women were more likely than men to support making the changes. Still, over half of men support making changes.

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