Some of the most inappropriate behaviors at the office, in Americans’ minds, are also the most common — yet almost no one admits to them, in a new poll on workplace behavior from NPR and Ipsos. Americans broadly agree that certain behaviors — spreading rumors, speculating about coworkers’ sexual preferences […] Read more »
Discrimination in America
A new series of polls from the Harvard Opinion Research Program is shedding light on how Americans experience discrimination on a day-to-day basis. CONT. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Read more »
Numbers Hint at Why #MeToo Took Off: The Sheer Number Who Can Say Me Too
Accounts of sexual harassment and assault have toppled man after man in workplace after workplace as the #MeToo movement has taken hold, but quantifying its scope has often proved elusive or politically charged. … The largest continuing study available to date, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey by […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s culture war is running into the gender gap
With his sharp words in recent days defending men accused of sexual harassment and spousal abuse, President Donald Trump launched another firebomb into the cultural chasm running through his presidency. This new debate could expose Republicans in 2018 to a more widespread backlash among women — and a more pointed […] Read more »
As list of Trump White House scandals grows, so does women’s disapproval
As the number of scandals in the White House racks up, with accusations that now-former top aide Rob Porter abused his ex-wives being the latest, some women who voted for President Trump are walking away from him. … The most recent Washington Post-ABC poll has found that approval from white […] Read more »
White Democrats Have Gotten Way More Liberal On Identity Issues
The ongoing fight over funding the government — which may finally be on the verge of a long-term resolution — has centered in large part on immigration. Democrats want a replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and if they settle for a deal without one, they’re likely […] Read more »