ipsos - global views on women's equality
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Ipsos survey
Global views on women’s equality
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Methodology
Ipsos interviewed 17,057 adults
aged 16-64 across 23 countries
using the Ipsos Online Panel
System.
Interviews were conducted online
between 23 September and 7
October 2016.
Results are weighted to match the
known population of each
country.
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“Women have equal opportunities to men in the country where I live”
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
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Views on women’s equality vary widely between countries
Source: IpsosBase: 17,057 online adults aged 16-64 across 23 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Women have equal opportunities to men in the country where I live
52%
72% 72% 70% 68% 66% 66% 65% 63%59% 58% 56% 55% 55% 53%
45%43% 42% 39% 39%
34% 33%27%
25%
30%
14%19%
15%19%
9%
19% 17%
25% 24%28% 28% 28%
25%
34%
44%
35% 37% 37%
46% 45%50%
46%40%
Agree Disagree
Glo-
balIndia
Ger-
many
Rus-
sia
Swe-
denChina
Cana
daPeru US
Brit-
ain
South
Africa
Mex-
ico
Arge-
ntina
Aust-
ralia
Tur-
key
Pol-
andItaly
Bel-
gium
Fra-
nceBrazil
Hun-
garySpain
South
KoreaJapan
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Disagreement between women and men differs by country too
Source: IpsosBase: 17,057 online adults aged 16-64 across 23 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Women have equal opportunities to men in the country where I live
59%
68% 70%75%
63%
76%
51%
72%
52%48%
67%64%
41%48%
62%
74%78%
33%38%
44%
70%76% 74%
24%
32%
43%47%
55%
43%
57%
32%
53%
34%31%
51% 49%
26%
33%
48%
61%66%
21%28%
35%
62%68% 66%
25%
27% 25% 23% 20% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 12% 12% 10% 9% 9% 8% 8% -1%
-1%
19%
39%
59%
79%
99%
119%
Men Women Difference in agreement
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Men, younger people and higher earners are more positive
Source: IpsosBase: 17,057 online adults aged 16-64 across 23 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Women have equal opportunities to men in the country where I live
Global demographics
60%52%
45%
22%30%
37%
Men Overall Women
Agree Disagree
Gender
16-24
25-34
35-49
50-64
56%
56%
51%
48%
Age group
59%
51%
48%
27%
31%
32%
Agree Disagree
Income group
Hig
hM
ed
ium
Lo
w
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“The government is doing enough to promote equal opportunities for women”
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
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Views of Government efforts at gender equality differ
Source: IpsosBase: 16,052 online adults aged 16-64 across 22 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government is doing enough to promote equal opportunities for women
40%
67%
56%51% 51% 51% 50% 49% 48% 48%
44% 43%40% 39%
35%32% 30% 29% 28% 27% 27% 27%
19%
32%
12% 12%
24%
32% 32%
23%18%
29%23%
34%
25%
32% 30% 33% 34%39% 41%
53%48% 49% 47%
40%
Agree Disagree
Glo-
balIndia Peru
Can-
ada
Ger-
many
Tur-
key
Sw-
edenRussia US
Arg-
entina
South
Africa
Britai
n
Aus-
tralia
Bel-
gium
Me-
xicoItaly
Fra-
nce
South
Korea
Po-
land
Bra-
zil
Hun-
garySpain Japan
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Differences in opinion by gender are biggest in the US, South Africa
Source: ipsosBase: 16,052 online adults aged 16-64 across 22 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government is doing enough to promote equal opportunities for women
59% 60%
50%
60%
37% 39%
60%
52%
40%43%
34%
47%
58%
36%
57%
33% 31%
41%
70%
60%
70%
50% 51%
21%
29%
36%30%
40%
18% 20%
42%
35%
23%28%
19%
32%
44%
24%
45%
22% 22%
32%
62%
52%
64%
45% 47%
18%
30%24%
20% 20% 19% 19% 18% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 12% 12% 11% 9% 9% 9% 8% 6% 5% 4% 2%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Men Women Difference in agreement
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Men, younger people and higher earners are more positive
Source: IpsosBase: 16,052 online adults aged 16-64 across 22 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The government is doing enough to promote equal opportunities for women
Global demographics
48%40%
33%
25%32%
40%
Men Overall Women
Agree Disagree
Gender
16-24
25-34
35-49
50-64
42%
43%
41% 37%
Age group
49%
41%
33%
27%
33%
36%
Agree Disagree
Income group
Hig
hM
ed
ium
Lo
w
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“Women have equal opportunities to men in the country where I live”
How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Comparison of perception and reality
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India GermanyRussia
SwedenChina Canada
Peru
USGreat BritainSouth Africa
Mexico
Argentina
AustraliaTurkey
PolandItaly
Belgium
FranceBrazil
Hungary Spain
South KoreaJapan
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Public perceptions of gender equality are not always aligned with reality
Sources: Ipsos, UNDPBase: 17,057 online adults aged 16-64 across 23 countries, 23 September – 7 October 2016
Dotted lines represent the average for all selected countries on the survey question and in the Gender Inequality Index
Perceptions of gender equality measured against UNDP measures of gender equality
Inverted 2014 UNDP Gender Inequality Index score (Larger number = more equal)Pro
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Jonathan Glennie
Director, Ipsos Sustainable Development Research Centre