Nearly half of Australian women believe there will be equality between the sexes within their lifetime, new polling shows.

But the Ipsos survey released ahead of International Women’s Day on Thursday reveals public opinions about gender fairness are divided in the wake of the #metoo campaign.

Nearly half of Australian women believe there will be equality between the sexes within their lifetime. Credit:Graham Tidy

While two thirds of Australian respondents said achieving equality between men and women was “personally” important to them, one third believe “things have gone far enough” when it comes to giving women equal rights with men.

Ipsos public affairs director, Jessica Elgood, said age was likely to be a factor in this polarisation of attitudes towards gender equity.