"Eight-in-ten Muslim women (83 percent) say there is a lot of discrimination against Muslims, compared with a smaller share of men who say this (68 percent)," a press release explaining the poll said.
Other indicators also reveal a similar pattern, according to the release.
For example, 57 percent of Muslim women say it has become more difficult to be a Muslim in the United States in recent years compared with 43 percent of men.
Muslim women also are more likely than men to say they stand out in society due to their physical appearance, voice or clothing that people might associate with being Muslim.
This could in part explain why Muslim women are more likely than men to say they have experienced discrimination, the release said.
Six-in-ten (64percent) of Muslims whose appearance identifies them as Muslim have experienced discrimination compared with 39 percent among those who are not easily identifiable as Muslim, according to the poll.
Incidents of discrimination include having been treated with suspicion, called offensive names, singled out by airport security or other law enforcement, or physically threatened or attacked, the release explained.
By comparison, the poll reported that just 42 percent of Muslim men have experienced similar types of discrimination.
