03 September 2012, 030912, female politicians, personal criticism
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.