# A majority reject the idea that men are more disadvantaged than women today

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/a-majority-reject-the-idea-that-men-are-more-disadvantaged-than-women-today/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans push back on the idea that men have it worse: 57% disagree that men are more disadvantaged than women in today's society, including 32% who strongly disagree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.

One-in-five (20%) agree, including 6% who strongly agree, while 23% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: Men are more disadvantaged than women in today's society.

A majority reject the idea that men are more disadvantaged than women today.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly disagree: 32.2%
- Neither agree nor disagree: 22.9%
- Disagree: 14.9%
- Somewhat disagree: 9.7%
- Somewhat agree: 9.4%
- Strongly agree: 6.5%
- Agree: 4.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: society
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.16)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-5.16)