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Statements about gender equality

Jun 30, 2020

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
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
TOTAL: AGREE	Total	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

Agreement with gender equality statements is largely on par with Sep’18 – except work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people which increased 11% (from 45% to 56%).
Men are more likely that gender quality has been mostly achieved (61%) or has come far enough (57%); while women are more likely to agree that there should be laws that require equal salaries for men and women in the same position (85%) and although there has been significant progress on gender equality there is still a long way to go (77%).
Coalition voters are more likely to agree with statements that gender quality has been mostly achieved (64%) or has come far enough (55%); while Greens voters are more likely to agree that there should be laws that require equal salaries (90%) and there is still a long way to go on gender equality (86%).
18-34 year olds are more likely to agree that has come far enough (54%) and work to achieve gender equality today benefits mostly well-to-do people (63%); than those over 55 (37% and 47% respectively).

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Labor

51.5%-0.5

Coalition

48.5%+0.5