New Study Examines the Extent of Discrimination Faced by Women in the United States

A new study commissioned by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, examines the extent of discrimination faced by women in the United States. The researchers compiled data from more than 3,400 women in the early months of 2017.

The survey found that younger women were significantly more likely to report multiple incidents of harassment and/or discrimination. For example, 41 percent of women aged 18 to 29 reported that they had been subjected to slurs or offensive remarks. Only 6 percent of women over 65 reported they had been subjected to gender slurs and 10 percent had experienced offensive remarks. Some 60 percent of younger women said they had been sexually harassed, compared to 17 percent of women 65 years or older.

Some 31 percent of women with a college education reported that they had been subjected to slurs compared to only 7 percent of women who did not go to college. More than a third of women with a college education said they had heard offensive remarks about their gender compared to only 8 percent of women who did not attend college.

The full report, Discrimination in America: Experiences and Views of American Women, may be downloaded by clicking here.