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 |
||||||||
Men more respected |
Women more respected |
Both respected equally |
Don’t know |
Men more respected |
Women more respected |
Both respected equally |
Don’t know |
||
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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