This week marked International Women’s Day and the start of Women’s History Month. A lot has happened in the lead-up to this week. Nikki Haley, the first female candidate to enter the 2024 race for the White House, announced her candidacy a few weeks ago. Comments about her gender and age began soon after.
Outside of that, gender is playing an enormous role in politics globally and domestically. The overturn of Roe v. Wade in the U.S. pushed questions of gender and bodily autonomy to the front of the national debate and factored heavily into the midterms. Globally, protests over the detainment and death of Masha Amini began in Iran and spread throughout the world in recent months too.
At the same time, the legacy of the pandemic on work, life, and gender inequality is still percolating in the background. With these factors at play, The U.N. chief now warned that gender equality is 300 years away.
In light of all of this, this week, we take a look at how gender and age frame attitudes and approaches to gender equality in the U.S. and around the world. CONTINUED
Mallory Newall, Sarah Feldman & Clifford Young, Ipsos
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