12th grade girls and boys in the U.S. have different views about gender discrimination in the workplace
Many U.S. teens say women still face discrimination against gaining leadership positions and getting equal pay for equal work.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Dana Braga
Research Analyst
Dana Braga is a research analyst focusing on social and demographic research at Pew Research Center.
Publications
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Is College Worth It?
Americans have mixed views on the importance of having a degree. 47% say the cost is worth it only if someone doesn’t have to take out loans.
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What Public K-12 Teachers Want Americans To Know About Teaching
Many public K-12 teachers say people should know that teaching is hard job, and that teachers care about students and deserve respect.
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Race and LGBTQ Issues in K-12 Schools
We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.
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Older Workers Are Growing in Number and Earning Higher Wages
Roughly one-in-five Americans ages 65 and older were employed in 2023 – nearly double the share of those who were working 35 years ago.
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Most Americans say being a man helps a person get ahead in the U.S.
Six-in-ten U.S. adults say being a man helps a lot or a little when it comes to a person’s ability to get ahead in the U.S., compared with 14% who say it hurts
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Self-employed people in the U.S. are more likely than other workers to be highly satisfied with their jobs
Most self-employed workers (62%) say they are extremely or very satisfied with their job, compared with 51% of those who are not self-employed.
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Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Has Dropped Considerably From Its Peak in 2020
Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn’t led to improvement for Black Americans.
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How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing
How are U.S. parents raising their children these days, and how does their approach compare with the way their own parents raised them?
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One-in-four U.S. parents say they’ve struggled to afford food or housing in the past year
Additionally, about half of lower-income parents (52%) say they have not had enough money for food or their rent or mortgage.
