Latino Attitudes About Women and Society

A landmark study in the summer of 2009 looks at public attitudes about women, society, and the workplace. Women are approaching the historic milestone of constituting half of the workforce, and this study sought to determine how Americans felt about a range of changes in the nature of modern family life and work.The study found striking consistency in men and women’s attitudes about many formerly contentious issues of gender relations and the working status of women. The study overall found strong majorities of men and women agreeing that the rise of women in the workforce is a positive development for society—a belief that crossed partisan, ideological, racial and ethnic, and even generational lines. [Source: Center for American Progress] + Full Document (PDF)