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Women’s sport
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Total agree
Total disagree
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Don’t know
Total agree men
Total agree women
In general, women’s sports are just as exciting as men’s
61%
28%
17%
44%
21%
7%
10%
55%
68%
The media does not pay enough attention to women’s sports
68%
20%
27%
41%
16%
4%
12%
62%
75%
In general, people are not interested in watching women play sports
42%
43%
7%
35%
30%
13%
15%
40%
43%
Most women aren’t interested in playing or watching sports
27%
60%
4%
23%
40%
20%
13%
30%
24%
Women athletes are great role models for girls
84%
7%
36%
48%
4%
3%
9%
78%
90%
In general, compared to men, sportswomen are underpaid and the financial rewards inadequate
72%
13%
34%
38%
9%
4%
16%
65%
78%
A substantial proportion of respondents agreed that “Women athletes are great role models for girls” (84%), “In general, compared to men, sportswomen are underpaid and the financial rewards inadequate” (72%) and “The media does not pay enough attention to women’s sports” (68%). A majority also agreed “In general, women’s sports are just as exciting as men’s” (61%). They were divided 42% agree/43% disagree over whether “In general, people are not interested in watching women play sports” but 60% disagreed that “Most women aren’t interested in playing or watching sports”.
Overall, women had a more positive opinion than men on most issues except “In general, people are not interested in watching women play sports” where men were 40% agree/44% disagree and women 43% agree/42% disagree.
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Interest in major sporting events
Q. How much interest do you have in the following sporting events taking place in Australia over the next couple of months?
Total a lot/ some
A lot
Some
Not much
None Don’t know
Men
Women
Aged 18-34
Aged 35-54
Aged 55+
The Australian Open (tennis) 45%
17%
28%
20%
33%
3%
46%
43%
47%
43%
45%
The World Cup (cricket) 42%
19%
23%
17%
38%
3%
51%
33%
34%
41%
52%
The Asian Cup (soccer) 29%
9%
20%
22%
46%
3%
36%
23%
30%
27%
31%
The Australian Grand Prix (motor racing) 23%
8%
15%
26%
49%
3%
32%
13%
20%
24%
23%
The Tour Down Under (cycling) 19%
5%
14%
26%
52%
3%
23%
15%
15%
18%
23%
The sporting events of most interest were the Australian Open (45% a lot/some interest) and the cricket World Cup (42%).
The World Cup was the event of most interest to men (51%) and the Australian Open of most interest to women (43%).
While the Australian Open had similar levels of interest across age and gender, all other events had more interest for men and the World Cup had more interest for older respondents (52% of those aged 55+).
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Advertising, discrimination, Schools, sexism, sexism in politics, sexism in workplaces, Sport, the media
Sexism and discrimination against women
Q. How much sexism and discrimination against women do you think currently occurs in the following?
A lot
Some
A little
None at all
Don’t know
A lot/some TOTAL
A lot/some MEN
A lot/some WOMEN
In workplaces 17%
38%
32%
6%
7%
55%
49%
62%
In the media 19%
37%
29%
9%
7%
56%
49%
62%
In politics 25%
36%
25%
8%
7%
61%
55%
67%
In advertising 31%
28%
26%
8%
7%
59%
50%
67%
In sport 24%
34%
25%
10%
7%
58%
50%
66%
In schools 12%
31%
33%
14%
10%
43%
39%
48%
A majority of respondents think there is a lot or some sexism in politics (61%), advertising (59%), sport (58%), the media (56%) and workplaces (55%).
Women were more likely to think there is a lot or some sexism in all areas – but especially advertising (men 50%/women 67%) and sport (50%/66%).
37% of women think there is a lot of sexism/discrimination in advertising, 31% in sport and 29% in politics.
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AFL, Essential Report, football, Grand Final, NRL, Polling, rugby, Sport
Interest in upcoming Grand Finals
Q. Which of the following upcoming sporting events are you most interested in?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens The AFL Grand Final 32% 35% 33% 28% The NRL Grand Final 20% 19% 22% 17% The Rugby World Cup 10% 9% 12% 10% None of the above 38% 37% 34% 44% Whilst 38% of respondents had no interest in any of the upcoming football finals, 32% were most interested in the AFL, 20% in the NRL and only 10% in the Rugby World Cup.
Female respondents are far more likely to state that they were not interested in any of the upcoming sport events (47%), as were respondents aged 18-24 yeas old (46%).
Respondents from NSW are far more likely to have an interest in the Rugby World Cup (15%) and the NRL Grand Final (35%).
Respondents from QLD are also far more likely to have an interest in the NRL Grand Final (32%).
Victorian respondents are the most likely to be most interested in the AFL Grand Final (67%).
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America, Barack Obama, culture, economy, EMC, Essential Media, faith, Health, peter lewis, Politics, Sport, The Drum, United States, US influence, US relations, USA, Values, war
Nothing to Barack about
First Published on The Drum 16/11/2010
If the mid-term drubbings and G20 currency fisticuffs with China are not enough, Barack Obama will return home with more bad news: Australians think his nation has lost its mojo.
While Julia Gillard and entourage were all smiles at the official photo call, they politely chose not to disclose they were representing a nation that thinks the USA is in decline.
In fact, 60 per cent of all surveyed in this week’s Essential Report see the American Empire’s influence becoming weaker, with just 20 per cent believing the USA’s influence on the world is on the rise.
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Ange Postecoglou, Craig Foster, soccer, Socceroos, Sport, Stew Prins, Young Socceroos
Raging Bulls Return to the Small Screen
Ange Postecoglou will be fired up for a rematch with his nemesis, Craig Foster.
At last, Australian sport’s Great Rematch is upon us.
Is it the Collingwood vs St Kilda Grand Final Replay replay? No.
Anthony ‘The Man’ Mundine vs Danny Green? No.
Michelle Ford vs Tracy Wickham? No.
I’m talking about Craig Foster vs Ange Postecoglou.
For readers who may not be familiar with Round 1 of this epic contest, let me paint you a picture …
It is Remembrance Day, 11 November 2006. The Young Socceroos have just crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation Championships in the quarter finals, losing 2-1 to South Korea. By failing to make it through to the semi-finals, they have also failed to qualify for the Under 20 World Cup – to be played in Canada the following year.
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athletes, Aurelio Slams, Commonwealth Games, Dennis Lillee, Dessy Hasler, Eric Cantona, French World Cup, Hassene Fkiri, Jeff Tarango, John Daley, Phil Carmen, Robbie ‘Mad Dog’ Muir, Serena Williams, Shane Perkins, Sport, Stewart Prins
Aussie Larrikins Strike Gold In Petulant Behaviour
Hassene Fkiri blows up and becomes an instant household name.
The Australian media has been quick to condemn Commonwealth Games athletes Hassene Fkiri and Shane Perkins for their televised displays of sporting petulance. They apparently let us all down, giving people the impression that Australians are actually bad losers.
C’mon! Why pick on these athletes, when they are simply upholding a great Aussie tradition?
Indeed, the evidence shows that we’re actually a bunch of world-class, Gold Medal-winning tantrum throwers, who love nothing more than gobbing off and flipping the bird – to officials, fellow competitors and even our team-mates.
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Cricket, ICC, john howard, Sport
John Howard as Head of ICC
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the former Prime Minister John Howard becoming head of the International Cricket Council?
Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Total approve 32% 18% 56% Total disapprove 18% 31% 6% Strongly approve 8% 4% 15% Approve 24% 14% 41% Disapprove 10% 19% 4% Strongly disapprove 8% 12% 2% No opinion 50% 51% 38% Exactly half the respondents have no opinion about John Howard becoming head of the International Cricket Council – 32% approve and 18% disapprove.
56% of Liberal/National voters approve but 31% of Labor voters disapprove and 18% approve.
57% of women and 60% of people aged under 35 have no opinion. Men approve 35% to 22%.