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  • Mar, 2021

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    Trust in institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women

    Q.  How much would you trust the following institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women?

      TOTAL:

    Trust

    		 TOTAL:

    Don’t trust

    		 Have a lot of trust Have some trust Have little trust Have no trust at all Unsure
    Public service 50% 42% 14% 37% 30% 11% 8%
    Private companies 48% 42% 11% 37% 31% 12% 9%
    Political offices 34% 59% 10% 24% 33% 26% 7%
    Sporting clubs 40% 51% 10% 29% 35% 17% 9%
    Entertainment industry 36% 55% 11% 25% 36% 20% 8%
    • Overall, trust in institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women is lacking. However, there is the least trust in political offices – 59% don’t trust political offices to ensure this, and of this, nearly a third (26%) have no trust at all.
    • The entertainment industry tracks only slightly ahead of political offices with 55% not trusting it to ensure work is a safe place for women.
    • About half trust the public service and private companies (50% and 48% respectively) to ensure this, however of this the majority only have some trust – only 14% and 11% have a lot of trust in public service and private companies respectively.
  • Mar, 2021

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    Trust in institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women

    Q. How much would you trust the following institutions to ensure work is a safe place for women?

    TOTAL: Trust Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
    Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Public service 50% 56% 45% 52% 55% 44% 51% 57% 53% 40%
    Private companies 48% 56% 41% 48% 48% 49% 46% 56% 49% 49%
    Political offices 34% 41% 27% 34% 38% 30% 30% 45% 21% 31%
    Sporting clubs 40% 49% 30% 39% 42% 37% 40% 44% 26% 45%
    Entertainment industry 36% 42% 31% 32% 43% 33% 37% 41% 25% 41%
    Base (n) 1,074 527 547 326 363 385 335 396 106 138
    • While trust in political offices is low overall, just 27% of women trust political offices to ensure work is a safe place for them.
    • Compared to other voters, Greens voters are the least likely to trust political offices to ensure a safe working environment for women (21% to 30% Labor voters, 45% Coalition and 31% minor and independent party voters).
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