Majority of US Women Feel They Lack Respect; Only 48% of US Women Feel They're Respected

Women in the U.S. still find themselves lagging behind leading countries on the issue of gender-based discrimination as the majority feel they are not respected, The Globe Post website reports today (April 7, 2019).

A recent Gallup poll shows that only 48 percent of women in the U.S. believe that women are treated with respect and dignity.

In a similar poll that surveyed women in 21 other countries, Gallup ranked the U.S. number 22, with Austria, Switzerland, and Denmark in the top three spots.

"Women's rights in the U.S. are strong in theory but beleaguered in practice, and institutionalized in fragile ways," Alison Brysk, human rights expert, told The Globe Post.