Supporting women’s rights is a top priority for female daters

In honor of the 50th year-end of Roe v. Wade, OkCupid data reveals what women are prioritizing in a match

Fifty years ago on January 22nd, 1973, the United States Supreme Court legalized termination in the landmark specimen of Roe v. Wade. But in June of last year, that landmark visualization was overturned, bringing the topic of women’s rights when to the forefront. Over the past year, the fight for reproductive rights has wilt a trending conversation in the media, on social platforms, and expressly on our dating app.

An overwhelming majority of women on OkCupid (87%) are pro-choice. Well-nigh half (49%) of women on OkCupid say that a difference in opinion well-nigh termination would make them think twice well-nigh dating someone. In fact, differing views on termination are increasingly polarizing than competing views on politics (30%) and the death penalty (6%). Most (69%) women finger they should have legal decision-making power in termination decisions. And in 2022, increasingly than 7 in 10 women (72%) said they would not move to a state where termination was illegal, while well-nigh 4 in 10 women (37%) would move out of their state if termination became illegal.

It’s no surprise women on OkCupid are vocal well-nigh social injustices — 90% of women on the app are versus the government defunding Planned Parenthood (and we’re still the only dating app in the world with an I’m Pro-Choice Profile Badge, which was widow by increasingly than 1 million people), 85% support the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 83% say we should be fighting to tropical the gender wage gap, 78% think the United States government unfairly over-incarcerates people of color — and they’re moreover sharing what else is top of mind for them as we squint superiority to 2023:

Media contact: MichaelK@OkCupid.com

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