While Morrison’s approval with women voters is now down 16 points since the Higgins story broke in February, the prime minister’s standing with male voters has remained unchanged through the fracas, with only a minor uptick in disapproval recorded within the poll’s margin of error, which is plus or minus three points. The poll indicates women support these measures more than male respondents in the survey. The gender gap widens with the specialist court (supported by 70% of female respondents and 53% of male respondents), and narrows with universal childcare (63% of women and 57% of men). A minority again (40%) agree with the statement: “voters prefer to elect men, rather than women”. Voters think the issues raised over the past month in federal politics are reflective of a wider trend in society.

Source: The Guardian March 29, 2021 16:30 UTC