About half of Britons believe that society has gone too far in promoting women’s equality and that men are now discriminated against, a survey suggests.
According to the results of the survey, nearly one in two (47 per cent) agreed with the statement: “When it comes to giving women <a class="break-all" href="https://archive.ph/o/zzMH3/www.telegraph.co.uk/womens-rights/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in my country.”
This marks an increase on the 38 per cent who said the same last year, and a rise in the proportion who felt this way as recently as 2019 (29 per cent).
A total of 47 per cent also agreed with the statement: “We have gone so far in promoting women’s equality that we are <a class="break-all" href="https://archive.ph/o/zzMH3/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/19/wanting-to-hire-fewer-white-men-not-discrimination/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discriminating against men.”
For those who believe that society has gone too far in promoting women’s equality at the expense of men, 59 per cent of men agree with the statement, compared with 35 per cent of women.
Sixty-six per cent of Britons agreed that women will not achieve equality unless men take actions to support women’s rights too (including 65 per cent of men and 68 per cent of women). However, the term “feminist” remains challenging, with only two in five (43 per cent) identifying with the phrase – an increase of eight percentage points since 2019. This rises to 49 per cent among women.
From an article in the Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/01/womens-equality-has-gone-too-far-say-half-of-britons/
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