It may come as a surprise to those who feel they’ve hit the glass ceiling or heard one too many blonde jokes.

如果你觉得自己遭遇了“玻璃天花板”，或者经常听到女性被讥讽为“胸大无脑”，下面的调查可能让你很吃惊。

Most women do not believe that Britain is a sexist（性别歧视的） place, a poll has revealed.

Fewer than four in ten say they have experienced derogatory（贬损的） remarks or behaviour because of their gender¹.

And the majority of men and women think both sexes are equally capable of handling challenging and traditionally male tasks, such as making a safe emergency landing in an aeroplane.

The results of the survey, carried out for a group of charities and pressure groups, suggest that most women are far more concerned with solving day-to-day practical problems in their lives than fighting a battle for equality.

Nearly two-thirds of women say their biggest concern is balancing work and family life. Only one in 20 feels the greatest problem facing them is sexism（性别歧视） at work – though three times as many men believe this is women’s major challenge.

Only one in five women describes herself as a feminist² – and three out of four say they definitely would not use the label. The poll was carried out to mark today’s International Women’s Day.

It followed figures published to mark the same occasion by the Government’s Office for National Statistics, which showed that men and women now have an equal chance of making it to the top ranks of managers and officials in business and the public sector³.