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  • Sep, 2012

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    Criticism of Female Politicians

    Q. In general, do you think female politicians are subjected to more or less personal criticism than male politicians?

     

    Total

    Vote

    Labor

    Vote

    Lib/Nat

    Vote

    Greens

    Men

    Women

    More

    52%

    71%

    38%

    80%

    40%

    63%

    Less

    4%

    2%

    7%

    1%

    6%

    2%

    About the same

    40%

    25%

    53%

    16%

    49%

    31%

    Don’t know

    5%

    1%

    3%

    3%

    5%

    4%

    52% think that female politicians are subjected to more personal criticism than male politicians. 40% think they receive about the same level of personal criticism and 4% think they receive less.

    63% of women think female politicians receive more personal criticism but 55% of men think they receive about the same or less.

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