Gender
Perspectives of Women in the Muslim World (Arabic)
A 2005 Gallup Poll of U.S. households found that “gender inequality” was among the top responses American women gave to the open-ended question, “What do you admire least about the Muslim or Islamic world?” But how do the majority of women in several predominantly Muslim countries perceive Islam and their own status in Muslim society?
Women Who Are Politically Independent: Up for Grabs?
Independent women who are Catholic, middle aged, middle-income split in their votes
October 3, 2008Independent women who are Catholic, middle aged, not college graduates, of average religiosity, and of mid-range incomes are most evenly split in their presidential candidate choices, and thus may be most “up for grabs” in the remaining weeks of the campaign.More ...
Did Palin Help McCain Among White Women?
Obama’s problem with white men much bigger than that among white women
September 24, 2008Gallup Poll Daily tracking samples do not support the hypothesis that John McCain has made significant gains among white women since he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. Instead, Gallup finds changes in white women’s preferences to be little different from preferences among all voters.More ...
Obama Gains Overall, McCain Among GOP Women
McCain manages to increase support among women of his own party
September 3, 2008Barack Obama has gained significant support among white men since the Democratic Convention, but his support level among white women has remained the same. The reason: Republican white women have slightly increased their support for McCain, offsetting Obama’s gains among independent and Democratic women.More ...
Can Sarah Palin Appeal to White, Female Independents?
Biggest gender gap is among those who are white and independent
August 29, 2008If John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate was intended to sway female voters this fall, it appears the most vulnerable group could be white, independent women, who currently are split almost equally between the two presidential candidates.More ...
Perspectives of Women in the Muslim World
A 2005 Gallup Poll of U.S. households found that “gender inequality” was among the top responses American women gave to the open-ended question, “What do you admire least about the Muslim or Islamic world?” But how do the majority of women in several predominantly Muslim countries perceive Islam and their own status in Muslim society?
Perspectives of Women in the Muslim World
Gallup’s 2005 Gallup Poll of the Muslim World helps shed light on the perspective of women in several predominantly Muslim countries.More ...
What Do Muslim Women Want? An Excerpt From Who Speaks for Islam?
March 20, 2008The authors of the book Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think discuss findings that contrast the perception that Muslim women have been conditioned to accept second-class status.More ...
Women's Rights in the Muslim World
March 20, 2008Experts react to Gallup findings that reveal that majorities in Muslim nations believe women deserve the same legal rights as men.
Headscarves and Secularism: Voices From Turkish Women
Only 14% of Turks associate the headscarf with fanaticism
February 8, 2008The recent proposal in Turkey to lift the ban on headscarves in state universities has struck a political nerve. A 2007 Gallup Poll shows that 45% of Turkish women wear a headscarf in public. Further, most Turks associate wearing a headscarf with “being religious” and not “fanaticism.”More ...
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