Respect for men and women in professions
Q. For each of the following professions, do you think men are more respected, women are more respected or are both respected equally?
|
Men more respected |
Women more respected |
Both respected equally |
Don’t know |
|
|
Building and construction |
74% |
3% |
13% |
9% |
|
Military |
70% |
3% |
16% |
11% |
|
Politics |
63% |
4% |
22% |
11% |
|
Sport |
61% |
3% |
25% |
10% |
|
Finance and banking |
53% |
4% |
30% |
12% |
|
Law |
53% |
5% |
30% |
11% |
|
Doctors |
46% |
6% |
40% |
9% |
|
Journalism |
37% |
8% |
43% |
13% |
|
TV presenters |
22% |
15% |
52% |
12% |
|
Teaching |
12% |
28% |
50% |
10% |
|
Nursing |
4% |
58% |
29% |
9% |
A majority think that men are more respected than women in the professions of building and construction (74%), the military (70%), politics (63%), sport (61%), finance/banking (53%) and the law (53%).
A majority think both are respected equally in TV presenting (52%) and teaching (50%).
58% think women are more respected in nursing.
Apart from nursing, teaching and sport, women are considerably more likely to think men are more respected in each profession.
|
Men |
Women |
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|
Men more respected |
Women more respected |
Both respected equally |
Don’t know |
Men more respected |
Women more respected |
Both respected equally |
Don’t know |
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|
Nursing |
4% |
60% |
26% |
10% |
3% |
56% |
33% |
8% |
|
|
Doctors |
39% |
8% |
42% |
10% |
52% |
3% |
37% |
8% |
|
|
Teaching |
11% |
32% |
46% |
11% |
14% |
24% |
53% |
9% |
|
|
Law |
46% |
8% |
33% |
13% |
61% |
2% |
27% |
10% |
|
|
Journalism |
32% |
11% |
44% |
14% |
42% |
5% |
42% |
12% |
|
|
Sport |
58% |
4% |
26% |
11% |
64% |
2% |
24% |
9% |
|
|
Politics |
54% |
5% |
28% |
13% |
72% |
2% |
17% |
9% |
|
|
Finance and banking |
46% |
7% |
34% |
14% |
60% |
2% |
27% |
11% |
|
|
Military |
64% |
5% |
19% |
12% |
77% |
2% |
12% |
9% |
|
|
Building and construction |
68% |
4% |
17% |
11% |
80% |
2% |
10% |
8% |
|
|
TV presenters |
16% |
19% |
53% |
13% |
27% |
11% |
51% |
11% |
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