Results of a poll released on Monday have indicated that a majority of Americans, Canadians, Britons and Australians believe gender equality has yet to be achieved.

It was found by the online survey that 55 percent of Americans, 57 percent of Canadians and Britons, and 60 percent of Australians expressed the belief their countries have a long way to go to achieve full gender equality.

It was also noted that thirty percent to 44 percent of those surveyed in the four countries think women don't have the same chance as men to lead a company and more than 20 percent say women don't have equal chances of winning public office.

They think there has been progress in women's rights and gender equality issues in the past 20 years, most respondents to the Angus Reid Public Opinion poll said. Still, about 3-in-10 women in Canada, the United States and Britain think women's rights are no better now than in the 1980s. Seventeen percent in Australia agree.

The poll further found that over three quarters of women believe they have the same chances as men to be financially independent, and more than 90 percent think they can obtain a university degree just as men do.

Representative national samples of 1,004 Canadians, 1,005 Americans, 2,001 Britons and 1,009 Australians from March 25 to April 6, were queried by the online survey.

The poll had margins of error ranging from 2.2 percent to 3.1 percent depending on the country, the firm informed. (With Inputs from Agencies)