But other parts of the survey pointed to deeply entrenched gender norms and worrying attitudes towards domestic violence.
They conclude that the rise in tuition fees last September – from £3,290 to up to £9,000 a year – is putting off significantly more men than women and creating a "worrying gender gap".
"To be honest we have stopped worrying about gender issues at the BBC," said Zarin Patel, the BBC's chief financial officer.
So if you want to re-litigate the 2016 primary without worrying about gender politics, this is the Democratic primary for you! 2016: Clinton 42 Trump 53 2012: Obama 46 Romney 54 2008: Obama 48 51.
His partner, Roo, tells me that "nothing could be more perfect about their relationship" and that "being with Alfie has actually given me the space to grow and explore without continually worrying about gender or what is expected of me as a cis woman".
So, If you are concerned about what someone's gender or gender of origin is -- stop worrying.
Rice has promised to bend gender, to not worry if Gloucester is a man or a woman.
While he said he dreamed of achieving true equality in terms of social mobility and disability as well as ethnicity and gender, he was worried about how to positively discriminate fairly across all under-represented groups.
Where Clinton's advisors once worried gender made her look weak, researchers and strategists now say it can actually make her more relatable, especially on the two issues that now matter most to American women: income inequality and emboldening the middle class.
Rather, as I've also written above before, it's my awareness of how others treat my children because of their gender that worries me.
