Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about gender equality in Australia?
TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
There should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position | 80% | 12% | 52% | 28% | 6% | 5% | 9% |
Although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go | 71% | 20% | 34% | 37% | 14% | 6% | 9% |
Work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people | 56% | 25% | 21% | 35% | 17% | 8% | 20% |
Gender equality has already been mostly achieved | 51% | 39% | 18% | 34% | 25% | 14% | 10% |
Gender equality, meaning that men and women are equal, has come far enough already | 47% | 43% | 19% | 27% | 25% | 18% | 10% |
TOTAL: AGREE | Total | Sep’18 | Change from Sep’18 | Mar’16 | |
There should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position | 80% | 78% | +2 | 78% | |
Although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go | 71% | 66% | +5 | 71% | |
Work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people | 56% | 45% | +11 | 39% | |
Gender equality has already been mostly achieved | 51% | 47% | +4 | 41% | |
Gender equality, meaning that men and women are equal, has come far enough already | 47% | 47% | 0 | 38% | |
Base (n) | 1,085 | 1,030 | – | 1,001 |
TOTAL: AGREE | Total | Gender | Federal Voting Intention | ||||
Male | Female | Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
There should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position | 80% | 75% | 85% | 83% | 80% | 90% | 74% |
Although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go | 71% | 66% | 71% | 75% | 67% | 86% | 69% |
Work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people | 56% | 59% | 53% | 58% | 59% | 48% | 50% |
Gender equality has already been mostly achieved | 51% | 61% | 42% | 45% | 64% | 29% | 50% |
Gender equality, meaning that men and women are equal, has come far enough already | 47% | 57% | 36% | 42% | 55% | 33% | 43% |
Base (n) | 1,085 | 533 | 552 | 339 | 417 | 92 | 126 |