Pew: In both parties, men and women differ over whether women still face obstacles to progress

 I came across this article during some thesis background work. It explains, as we might suspect, that Democratic women think that women still face particular obstacles in our society which make it harder to get ahead. Democratic men follow, then Republican women, and lastly Republican men. This is instructive from an electoral perspective-- which groups make up the support base of each major party determines the politics of their representatives. However, it also reveals that the perspective of key players can have serious consequences throughout our political system. If more liberal Republican men, who believe obstacles still inhibit women, start gaining elected office, we might expect a gradual change in the beliefs of all Republican men. The influence works both ways.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/16/in-both-parties-men-and-women-differ-over-whether-women-still-face-obstacles-to-progress/