Achieving gender equity a work in progress: report

• 90 per cent of Australians say gender equality is important to them personally
  
• 90 per cent of Australians agree we should treat every person with equal respect and dignity no matter their gender
  
• 80 per cent believe there are benefits to women having the same rights, opportunities and outcomes as men
  
• 80 per cent of Australians agree with solutions aimed at addressing gender inequality
  
• 75 per cent of Australians are open to discussing gender equality and related topics at work
  
• 62 per cent agree men have more opportunity than women to earn the main household income
  
• 62 per cent believe everyone will benefit if Australia reaches a point where women have access to the same rights, opportunities and outcomes as men.

• 50 per cent believe women in Australia are treated fairly in most areas of life and have access to the same choices and opportunities as men
  
• 63 per cent of Australians believe we are close to achieving or have already achieved women having the same rights, opportunities and outcomes as men
  
• 30 per cent of Australians think there is a war on men
  
• Only 58 per cent support transgender and non-binary people having the same rights, opportunities and outcomes as cisgender people
  
• 26 per cent say equality doesn’t make sense given basic biological differences.

• Trailblazer (19 per cent)

Defined as hopeful about gender equity and strongly supportive of measures to address inequality, yet also frustrated, concerned, and thinking equality remains a fair way off. Trailblazers believe gender equality is everyone's business.

• Hopeful (24 per cent)

Equality is important to Hopefuls and they are well aware of the issues and largely support measures to address inequality, but they feel less urgency and their voices are less insistent than those of the Trailblazers. Most have experienced negative impacts because of their gender, mainly relating to inequalities in caring, home and family duties.

• Moderate (23 per cent)

Enthusiasm for gender equality is restrained. This mildly positive neutrality is evident in their hopeful, content feelings and lukewarm response to any change initiatives. For this segment, the importance of the issue is affected by their lack of awareness of the impacts of gender inequality and their focus on other priorities.

• Conflicted (12 percent)

Gender equality is important, but action to address it is less so, since they are unaware of many of its impacts and believe we are very close to achieving it. Overall, they feel positive or neutral about gender equality and hold mixed views – both traditional and progressive.

• Indifferent (six per cent)

Gender equality is just not on this segment’s radar. Predominant feelings are neutrality or uncertainty. Their awareness of the impacts of gender inequality is low, and when it comes to support for specific initiatives, most refrain from expressing a view either for or against.

• Rejector (17 per cent)

Rejectors believe gender equality is no longer an issue, and equality for women has gone too far. It is men's experience of gender discrimination they are concerned with (yet they may not express this openly). They feel neutral or content about gender equality, are broadly unaware of its contemporary impacts and are the least supportive of any change initiatives.