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  • Oct, 2012

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    Pressure on women over behaviour and appearance

    Q. Do you think women face more or less pressure over their behavior and appearance than they did 20 years ago?

     

    Total

    Men

    Women

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

    Total more

    49%

    39%

    58%

    56%

    44%

    48%

    Total less

    30%

    37%

    25%

    27%

    33%

    30%

    A lot more

    24%

    14%

    34%

    24%

    23%

    27%

    A little more

    25%

    25%

    24%

    32%

    21%

    21%

    A little less

    15%

    16%

    14%

    17%

    15%

    13%

    A lot less

    15%

    20%

    11%

    10%

    18%

    17%

    About the same

    16%

    17%

    14%

    9%

    19%

    19%

    Don’t know

    5%

    7%

    3%

    8%

    4%

    3%

    49% of respondents believe that women face more pressure over their behavior and appearance than they did 20 years ago and 30% think they face less pressure.

    58% of women and 56% of people aged under 35 think there is more pressure on women.

    By voting intention, 56% of Labor voters think there is more pressure compared to 52% of Greens voters and 45% of Liberal/National voters.

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