Description: The State of Gender Equality Survey was commissioned by Plan International USA to understand how children and youth internalize gender inequality in the U.S.
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In the past few years, gender equality has resurfaced as a major issue in the U.S. public sphere.
Discussions ranging from parental leave to the gender pay gap and sexual harassment in the workplace have made front-page headlines and sparked national debates – but the voices of adolescent girls and boys on these issues have not often been heard.
As an international development organization focused on girls' rights, with more than 80 years of experience working with children, families, and communities around the world, Plan International USA recognizes the issue of girls' equality is one that is still far from having been adequately addressed even in this country. How do American adolescents feel about gender equality? Do they think equality exists between boys and girls? What shapes their views? What gender-related societal pressures do they percei