Table 1 
Perceptions related to gender diversity and gender equality, by gender and selected characteristics, Canada, 2025 

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Perceptions related to gender diversity and gender equality, by gender and selected characteristics, Canada, 2025
  Women+ Women+ Women+ Men+ Men+ Men+
  % who agree 95% confidence interval - from 95% confidence interval - to % who agree 95% confidence interval - from 95% confidence interval - to
People should be able to express their gender however they choose            
Total 77 77 78 702 69 70
Age group (years)            
15 to 24 82 80 83 683 66 70
25 to 34 (reference category) 81 80 83 732 71 74
35 to 44 761 75 78 693 67 71
45 to 54 751 73 76 683 67 70
55 and older 761 75 76 693 69 70
Indigenous identity            
Indigenous person (reference category) 79 76 81 692 66 72
First Nations 821 78 85 712 66 75
Métis 77 73 80 672 63 72
Inuit 74 68 79 71 64 77
Non-Indigenous person (reference category) 77 77 78 702 69 70
Sexual orientation            
Heterosexual (reference category) 76 75 77 682 68 69
LGB+ 961 95 97 933 91 94
Lesbian or gay 961 94 98 933 90 95
Bisexual or pansexual 961 94 97 933 90 95
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified 941 90 97 941 87 98
Highest level of education completed            
Less than high school diploma 721 70 74 653 63 67
High school diploma 761 74 77 683 66 69
College or trade school certificate or diploma 751 74 76 683 67 69
University certificate, diploma or degree (reference category) 81 81 82 742 73 75
Marital status            
Married or common-law 751 75 76 692 68 70
Separated, divorced, or widowed 761 75 77 702 68 72
Single, never married (reference category) 82 81 83 702 69 72
There are significant obstacles that make it harder for women to get ahead than men            
Total 75 74 75 522 52 53
Age group (years)            
15 to 24 (reference category) 78 77 80 482 46 50
25 to 34 78 76 79 492 47 51
35 to 44 721 71 74 482 46 50
45 to 54 731 71 74 492 47 50
55 and older 741 73 75 593 58 60
Indigenous identity            
Indigenous person 781 76 80 522 49 55
First Nations 801 76 83 522 47 57
Métis 78 75 81 522 47 56
Inuit 651 58 71 482 41 55
Non-Indigenous person (reference category) 75 74 75 522 52 53
Sexual orientation            
Heterosexual (reference category) 74 73 75 512 50 52
LGB+ 891 88 91 763 73 79
Lesbian or gay 891 85 92 733 69 77
Bisexual or pansexual 901 88 91 783 73 82
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified 891 84 92 831 74 89
Highest level of education completed            
Less than high school diploma 671 65 69 513 49 53
High school diploma 741 72 75 513 49 52
College or trade school certificate or diploma 731 72 75 503 49 51
University certificate, diploma or degree (reference category) 78 78 79 562 54 57
Marital status            
Married or common-law 721 72 73 543 53 55
Separated, divorced, or widowed 751 74 76 533 50 55
Single, never married (reference category) 79 78 80 492 48 51
Note(s):
Respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with these statements. Possible responses were "strongly agree," "agree," "neither agree nor disagree," "disagree," or "strongly disagree." For analysis, answers of "strongly agree" and "agree" were combined and referred to simply as "agree." The category "Women+" includes women, as well as some non-binary respondents and some respondents who did not state their gender, while the category "Men+" includes men, as well as some non-binary persons and some respondents who did not state their gender. Percent calculations include missing responses.
Source(s):
Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (5256), 2025.

Table note 1

Significantly different from reference category only (p ‹ 0.05).

Table note 2

Significantly different from estimate for women+ only (p ‹ 0.05).

Table note 3

Significantly different from reference category (p ‹ 0.05) and estimate for women+ (p ‹ 0.05).
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