Eight in 10 U. S. workers say they are doing their job differently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the majority continue to work remotely. Have companies provided the right communication and other support? A decade after Tunisia's revolution, economic troubles remain that cannot all be pinned on the pandemic; 72% say their local economy is getting worse. One year into the pandemic, Americans' views of the U. economy have recovered some ground but remain negative overall, and assessments of their personal financial situations are worse than before the disruptions from COVID-19. Women are good in a crisis, but what comes next? Read what women and the rest of the world think. Over the next three years, Hologic and Gallup will ask women worldwide about their health in the first comparative global study of women's health. Gallup reviews how COVID has affected women's participation in the workforce and whether declines are related more to their job types or to child care. In 2020, 93% of Americans said it is possible that a woman would lead the country in the next decade.
The majority of U. employees are working remotely either all or some of the time, little changed in recent months. Although slightly more of them appear ready to return to their workplaces, the majority want to stay remote long-term. Most Ecuadorian voters heading to the polls this weekend say their lives have been affected by the coronavirus situation, including 39% who say they lost their jobs or businesses during the pandemic. Americans' satisfaction with each of 21 key national policy issues has declined or held steady compared with readings one year ago. About four in 10 managers in the U. (42%) strongly agree that they are prepared to talk about race and equality with their teams. Gallup's annual update on Americans' satisfaction with seven broad aspects of the way the U. functions finds these perceptions at their lowest in two decades of measurement. The percentage of Americans who say they are financially better off than they were a year ago is down 24 points from this time last year to 35%, the lowest reading since 2014.
Women are good in a crisis, but what comes next? Read what women and the rest of the world think. Gallup reviews how COVID has affected women's participation in the workforce and whether declines are related more to their job types or to child care. In 2020, 93% of Americans said it is possible that a woman would lead the country in the next decade. Women and men in Latin America are ready for women to lead -- in politics, in the workplace and in the classroom. Most Ecuadorian voters heading to the polls this weekend say their lives have been affected by the coronavirus situation, including 39% who say they lost their jobs or businesses during the pandemic. Before the global pandemic, results from the latest Cookpad and Gallup study of home cooking trends show more people were cooking at home. by Julie Ray Across 60 countries and areas surveyed during the last year of Donald Trump's presidency, median approval of U. S. leadership stands at 22%. Gallup begins the new year with a look back at some of the biggest discoveries from its World Poll in 2020 and looks ahead to 2021.