Check out this new poll about gender and power released last week by the Pew Research Center about who makes decisions at home. It got play in media outlets including USA Today, Today Show, ABC World News, and The Washington Post. Among the findings:
- In 43% of all couples it’s the woman who makes decisions in more areas than the man.
- By contrast, men make more of the decisions in only about a quarter (26%) of all couples.
- About three-in-ten couples (31%) split decision-making responsibilities equally.
From Pew’s website comes this zinger: “They say it’s a man’s world. But in the typical American family, it’s the woman who wears the pantsuit.”
We’ve known this for a while now, but there is much in the study that also looks new. For instance, on a totally different topic related to gender and power, the survey asked whether people are more comfortable dealing with a man or with a woman in a variety of positions of authority – doctor, banker, lawyer, police officer, airline pilot, school teacher and surgeon. The answer? Well, public attitudes are mixed. Read all about it here.
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