About 8 in 10 women in opposite-sex marriages say they took their husband’s last name. On the flip side, 5% of U.S. men, married to women say they took their wife’s last name.
Most U.S. women who are married to men (79%) say they took their husband’s last name after marriage, while 14% kept their own last name.
Women who are younger than 50, who are Democrats or who have a postgraduate degree are among the most likely to report keeping their own name.
[PEW Research Center 9/9/23]
Most women and Democrats say there are too few women in high political offices in the U.S. today.
| Too many women | Too few women | About the right number of women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All adults | 8 | 53 | 37 |
| Men | 11 | 42 | 46 |
| Women | 5 | 63 | 30 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 12 | 29 | 56 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 3 | 75 | 21 |
About 1 in 5 Democrats who say there are too few women in high elected offices would prefer more women than men in these positions.
| Equal number of women and men | More women than men | More women than now but not as many as men | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All who say there are too few women | 77 | 13 | 9 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 80 | 4 | 16 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 75 | 18 | 7 |
About half of U.S. adults think there will eventually be as many women as men in high political offices.
| Men will continue to hold more high political offices in the future | It is only a matter of time before there are as many women in office as men | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults | 46 | 52 |
| Men | 40 | 58 |
| Women | 51 | 46 |
| Rep/Lean Rep | 43 | 54 |
| Dem/Lean Dem | 48 | 51 |
[PEW 9/27/23]
Two women are vying for president of Mexico assuring that Mexico will have its first female head ever. [NYT 9/17/23]
58% overall say women have to do more to prove themselves. This includes 71% of women but just 43% of men.
50% overall say women in business face gender discrimination. 59% of women agree as do 39% of men.
76% of Democrats say there are too few women in top business positions. Only 33% of Republicans share that view.
The share of women CEOs in Fortune 500 companies has risen from 4.8% in 2018 to a record 10.6%. The share of women Fortune 500 board members grew from 22.5% in 2018 to 30.4% in 2022. [Axios PM 9/27/2023]