Preliminary results – UNDP regional survey on youth and gender stereotypes

As at 29/07/2013 8AM GMT+1

About the respondents so far:

Male30%

Female69%

Other1%

Total number of respondents: 728

Proportion of respondents by gender (in % of total):

Western Balkans & Turkey & Cyprus:

23%

Caucasus & CIS13%

Central Asia14%

Central and

Eastern Europe

49%

Responses collected by sub-region (in % of total):

In the household:

76% of respondents plan to have an equal role in making decisions about how to spend household money;

51% plan to equally share household responsibilities with their partner/spouse;

51% plan to equally contribute to the family income by working;

63% plan to equally share the responsibility of taking care of children.

Acceptance of violence in the family82% of women and 72% of men think that violence towards one’s partner can never be justified:

Definitely yes2%

Probably yes2%

Not sure4%

Probably no10%

Definitely no83%

Women

Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144

Definitely yes4%

Probably yes4%

Not sure10%

Probably no10%

Definitely no72%

Men

I think violence towards one's partner/spouse can sometimes be justifiable.

Job and family lifeA majority of you consider to take maternity or paternity leave.

Definitely yes42%

Probably yes33%

Not sure17%

Probably no5%

Definitely no2%

WomenDefinitely yes

17%

Probably yes24%

Not sure24%

Probably no17%

Definitely no19%

Men

Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144

Definitely yes4%

Probably yes11%

Not sure23%Probably no

32%

Definitely no30%

Women Definitely yes5%

Probably yes6%

Not sure20%

Probably no34%

Definitely no35%

Men

But most of you want to continue working while raising children:I plan to stop working until my children are old enough.

I plan to take maternity/paternity leave when children are born.

Gender stereotypes and children’s educationThe majority of respondents are thinking of raising their children free of gender stereotypes:

Definitely no3%

Probably no7%

Not sure14%

Probably yes31%

Definitely yes46%

Women Definitely no8%

Probably no12%

Not sure9%

Probably yes25%

Definitely yes46%

Men

Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144

I plan to raise my children free of gender stereotypes (not imposing upon them the different roles and attitudes traditionally performed by men and women).

Gender and job suitability:A majority of you seem to think that there are jobs which are more suitable for men:

Definitely no16%

Probably no15%

Not sure8%

Probably yes38%

Definitely yes22%

MenDefinitely no19%

Probably no17%

Not sure12%

Probably yes29%

Definitely yes22%

Women

Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144

Definitely no28%

Probably no20%

Not sure13%

Probably yes23%

Definitely yes15%Women Definitely no

22%

Probably no13%Not sure

11%

Probably yes40%

Definitely yes14% Men

Less of you believe that there are jobs much more suitable for women:

I think that there are jobs that should only be performed by boys.

I think that there are jobs that should only be performed by girls.

Gender roles in the future:

The majority of respondents definitely wants to see women’s and men’s roles change in the next 15 years…

But the majority only probably thinks that these roles are going to change within the next 15 years.

In the workplace: Over 50 % of the respondents definitely want current

gender-related roles to change, but only 20 % of them are certain that this change is really going to happen.

Definitely yes22%

Probably yes49%

Not sure18%

Probably no10%

Definitely no1%

Do you think men and women’s roles will change in the next 15 years?

Definitely yes51%

Probably yes31%

Not sure9%

Probably no6%

Definitely no3%

Would you like to see men and women’s roles change in the next 15

years?

Total number of respondents: 462 Total number of respondents: 462

Definitely yes47%

Probably yes23%

Not sure14%

Probably no

11%

Definitely no6%

Would you like to see men and women’s roles change in the next 15

years?

At home:Over 50 % of the respondents definitely want the current gender-related roles to

change, but only 20 % of them are confident that this change is really going to happen.

Defi-nitely yes16%

Probably yes48%

Not sure18%

Probably no

14%

Definitely no4%

Do you think men and women’s roles will change in

the 15 years?

Total number of respondents: 462 Total number of respondents: 462

In national leadership:53% of the respondents definitely want to see a more equal

distribution of women and men in public life at decision-making level, but only 20% actually think this change will occur.  

Defi-nitely yes20%

Probably yes39%

Not sure22%

Probably no

15%

Definitely no5%

Do you think men and women’s roles change in the

next 15 years?

Definitely yes54%Probably

yes25%

Not sure12%

Probably no7%

Definitely no3%

Would you like to see men and women’s roles change in

the next 15 years?

Total number of respondents: 462 Total number of respondents: 462

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