Kim Parker

Jan 13, 2025 | pewresearch.org | Kim Parker

A growing number of U.S. companies are requiring workers to return to the office, and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration has signaled it may do the same with federal employees. But many American workers say they’d rather find a new job than give up working from home. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand how U.S. workers feel about their jobs and specifically how those with jobs that can be done from home feel about returning to their workplace.

Oct 17, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Juliana Menasce Horowitz |Kim Parker

Most Americans, including majorities of men, women, Republicans and Democrats, say men and women are different in many ways. But there are gaps by gender and partisanship when it comes to views of whether biology or societal expectations are driving these differences.

Oct 17, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Juliana Menasce Horowitz |Kim Parker

When it comes to how Americans view certain behaviors in men, most say they personally think it’s not too or not at all acceptable for men to:Join in when other men are talking about women in a sexual way (75%)Have many different sexual partners rather than commit to one relationship (69%)Drink a lot of alcohol when out with friends (63%)Throw a punch if provoked (62%)Four-in-ten also think it’s unacceptable for men to play video games on a regular basis.

Oct 17, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Juliana Menasce Horowitz |Kim Parker

Women in recent decades have made significant progress in and in the workplace. But they continue to lag behind men when it comes to wages and to representation in top leadership roles. At the same time, certain groups of men have struggled in the labor force and seen little or no growth in their wages. We asked Americans how they think men and women are doing today compared with 20 years ago across a range of areas – from education and work to their relationships and physical health.

Oct 17, 2024 | pewresearch.org | Juliana Menasce Horowitz |Kim Parker

Our survey asked a few questions to understand how Americans think society views men who are “manly or masculine.” We also asked people whether they think certain traits are valued in men too much or too little. More Americans say people in the U.S. have mostly positive views of men who are manly or masculine (43%) than say people have mostly negative views (25%). About three-in-ten (31%) say most people have neither positive nor negative views of these men.