NEW YORK (AP) — Does the United States still have hard work ahead of it in enabling women to attain equality with men? The answer, according to a new large-scale survey, may depend on whether it's coming from a Democrat or a Republican. The survey, released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center , found a sharp partisan divide on several questions related to gender equality. According to Pew, Democrats are largely dissatisfied with the nation's progress on this issue — 69 percent say the U.S.