Sexual harassment in the workplace is a reality. More than one in five Americans, including more than one in three women, say they have been a victim of such harassment. And, nearly three in ten adults nationally say they have personally witnessed the sexual harassment of one of their co-workers. […] Read more »
Myths of the 1 Percent: What Puts People at the Top
Income inequality inspires fierce debate around the world, and no shortage of proposed solutions. … In the United States, the richest 1 percent have seen their share of national income roughly double since 1980, to 20 percent in 2014 from 11 percent. This trend, combined with slow productivity growth, has […] Read more »
Americans No Longer Prefer Male Boss to Female Boss
For the first time since Gallup began measuring Americans’ preferences about the gender of their boss, a majority say their boss’ gender makes no difference to them. Those who do have a preference are now evenly divided between male and female bosses, also a first in Gallup’s trend. CONT. Megan […] Read more »
One fifth of Americans know someone who said #MeToo
In the month since news broke of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against Harvey Weinstein, about 1 in 5 Americans said close friends or family members shared stories about sexual harassment or assault on social media, according to a CNN poll. CONT. Emanuella Grinberg & Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Cybercrime Tops Americans’ Crime Worries
Americans worry far more about becoming the victims of cybercrime than the victims of conventional crimes, with two-thirds of U.S. adults worrying at least occasionally about computer hackers stealing their personal information (67%) and having their identity stolen (66%). CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
Concerns About Sexual Harassment Higher Than in 1998
Amid a barrage of news about sexual harassment in Hollywood and elsewhere, more Americans today consider sexual harassment in the workplace a major problem than did so two decades ago. Currently, 69% of U.S. adults, up from 50% in 1998, describe this type of harassment as a major problem. Women […] Read more »