WIN World Survey (WWS) ranks 40 countries on Gender Equality, Sexual Harassment and Violence WIN International, the world’s leading association in market research and polling, has today published Part 3 of the 2018 WIN World Survey (WWS) exploring the views and beliefs of 30,890 people from 40 countries across the globe. This survey reveals alarming attitudes and behaviors in many countries. HEADLINES Gender Equality - Only 27% of people around the world believe that social attitudes and behaviours treat men and women equally. - 48% believe that men are favoured whilst only 17% believe that women are favoured, 8% say that they don’t know. - Countries with the lowest levels of gender equality include Japan 8%, Morocco 8%, India 14%, Chile 15%, Mexico 15%, Spain 15% and France 16%. - Many of the APAC countries believe that high levels of gender equality exist (Philippines 61%, Thailand 59%, Indonesia 57%, Vietnam 48%).
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WIN World Survey (WWS) ranks 40 countries on Gender
Equality, Sexual Harassment and Violence
WIN International, the world’s leading association in market research and polling, has today published Part 3 of the 2018 WIN World Survey (WWS) exploring the views and beliefs of 30,890 people from 40 countries across the globe. This survey reveals alarming attitudes and behaviors in many countries.
HEADLINES
Gender Equality
- Only 27% of people around the world believe that social attitudes and behaviours treat men and women equally.
- 48% believe that men are favoured whilst only 17% believe that women are favoured, 8% say that they don’t know.
- Countries with the lowest levels of gender equality include Japan 8%, Morocco 8%, India 14%, Chile 15%, Mexico 15%, Spain 15% and France 16%.
- Many of the APAC countries believe that high levels of gender equality exist (Philippines 61%, Thailand 59%, Indonesia 57%, Vietnam 48%).
Gender Equality at home, at work, in the media, in politics and in social settings:
- A high 38.2% net1 of the total sample believe that Gender equality has been achieved at home.
- Good progress has also been achieved in the media (22.3% net) and in social settings (20.1% net).
- However, there is more to be done at work (13.4% net). - Politics is ranked as last for Gender Equality (-0.7% net). - Females provide the same rank order with gender equality most progressed at
home (31.1% net) and least in politics (-9.4% net). - Younger females (18-34yrs) are reporting higher Gender Equality at work (9.6%
net) than older females (55+yrs) (-3.9%). - There is however a large discrepancy (in the order of 20%) in the perception of
Gender Equality between males and females at work. This difference of opinion does not exist to the same extent at home, in the media, in social settings or even in politics (in politics there is a difference of 18 points).
- Of concern is that females who report that they are Unhappy also report very negative Gender Equality at work (-23.1% net), in politics (-27.6% net), in social settings (-3.5% net), in the media (-1.1% net) and a low but positive score at home (6.2% net).
Sexual Harassment
- Sexual harassment is a problem around the world with 15.6% of females 18-34yrs reporting that they have experienced sexual harassment in the last year.
- Extremely high levels of sexual harassment are reported by women of 18-34yrs in Mexico (43%), Ireland (32%) and Australia (29%).
- 8.1% of females 35 to 54 years and 3.3% of females 55+ report sexual harassment in the last year whilst only 4.0% of all males report sexual harassment in the last year.
Violence (physical or psychological)
- Violence has been experienced by 14.5% of people across the world in the last year.
- The incidence of violence is highest amongst females 18 to 34 years (20.3%). 1 Net % = (% Definitely achieved + To some extend achieved) – (% Not really achieved + Not at all achieved)
- People who report that they are Unhappy also report high levels of violence (29.5%), particularly students 18 to 34 years (34.7%).
- The countries with highest reported violence levels include Paraguay (34.6%), Mexico (34.2%), Chile (31.4%), South Africa (30.3%) and India (29.2%).
- The African region reports the highest level of violence (27.7%), whilst APAC has the lowest (9.6%).
- The countries with the lowest violence levels include Italy (2.4%), Vietnam (3.1%), Indonesia (3.2%), Thailand (3.9%) and South Korea (4.3%).
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COMMENTARY
Gender Equality
International Women’s day is celebrated in 2019 on March the 8th. The message of the Day is that “Right now is a great and important time in history to do everything possible to help forge a more gender-balanced world. Women have come a long way, yet there's still more to be achieved”.
BUT how far have we actually come? The WIN World Survey shows that only 27% of people around the world believe that social attitudes and behaviors treat men and women equally. Whilst 48% believe that men are favored only 17% believe that women are favored.
There is a large difference in gender equality between countries. Whilst many APAC countries believe that high levels of gender equality exist (Philippines 61%, Thailand 59%, Indonesia 57%, Vietnam 48%), many countries report low levels of gender equality (Japan 8%, India 14%, Chile 15%, Mexico 15%, Spain 15% and France at 16%).
Gender Equality at home, at work, in the media, in politics and in social settings When we probe more deeply, we can see that gender equality is perceived to change between our social situations. Although all scores fall in the minority, a high 38.2% of people globally believe that gender equality has been achieved at home but a much lower 13.4% believe that gender equality has been achieved at work.
There is a dramatic difference (around 20%) of opinion between males and females in their perceptions of gender equality at work. It is however encouraging that younger females believe that gender equality has been achieved.
Politics is perceived to be the least progressed in gender equality, particularly by females (-9.4% net). However, there are some positive net scores for gender equality in social settings (20.1%) and in the media (22.3%).
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Sexual harassment is prevalent in all countries surveyed. Younger females (18 to 34 years) are most subjected to sexual harassment (15.6%). Older females also report sexual harassment in the last year, 35 to 54 years (8.1%) and 55+ years 3.3%. Additionally, 4.0% of males report sexual harassment in the last year.
There are alarmingly high percentage of women 18 to 34 years reporting sexual harassment in the last year with the highest incidences reported in Mexico (43%), Ireland (32%) and Australia (29%).
The graph also shows that some countries (Italy, Lebanon, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia) registered 0% in women 18 to 34 years who have experienced sexual harassment in the last year, even if it is surprisingly.
Violence (physical or psychological)
The prevalence of violence around the world is also alarmingly high with 14.5% of the total sample experiencing violence in the last year. The incidence of violence is highest amongst females 18 to 34 years (20.3%) but is also high amongst males and females of all ages.
The region with the highest reported level of violence is Africa (27.7%) whilst APAC has the lowest (9.6%).
There is an extremely high level of violence in some countries with 1 person out of 3 people experiencing violence in the last year. The countries with highest reported violence levels include Paraguay (34.6%), Mexico (34.2%), Chile (31.4%), South Africa (30.3%) and India (29.2%).
In Mexico, the reported level of violence climbs to 43.8% for females in total and 50.9% for females 18 to 34 years.
The countries with the lowest violence levels include Italy (2.4%), Vietnam (3.1%), Indonesia (3.2%), Thailand (3.9%) and South Korea (4.3%).
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Vilma Scarpino, President of WIN International Association, said:
“It is important to celebrate the social progress that the world has made through affirmative action movements, but our global survey with data from 30,890 people across 40 countries shows that the world still has a long way to go. We have found that only a minority of people believe that men and women are treated equally. There are higher scores for gender equality at home but quite low scores at work and a negative score in politics. Encouragingly younger women (18 to 34 years) are reporting higher scores. The data shows that the males in this survey have an inflated perception of gender equality compared with the females.
The survey also reveals alarmingly high levels of sexual harassment and violence experienced in the last year. Although the levels of harassment and violence vary by country, it is the younger females who report the higher incidences.”
-ENDS-
Media enquiries:
Sara Vitrano, WIN Coordinator +39 335.62.07.347 E-mail: [email protected]
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Methodology:
The WWS (WIN Worldwide Survey) is a study conducted every year with the purpose to measure people´s
thoughts, expectations, worries and perceptions related to relevant topics for society and business.
Sample Size and Mode of Field Work:
A total of 30,890 persons were interviewed globally. See below for sample details. The fieldwork was
conducted during October 2018 – January 2019. The margin of error for the survey is between 2.4 and 4.4 at
95% confidence level.
The global average has been computed according to the share of the covered adult population of the
surveyed countries.
About the WIN survey:
The Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) is a global network conducting market research and opinion polls in every continent. Our assets are: • Thought leadership: access to a group of the most prominent experts and business entrepreneurs in
Market Research, Polling and Consultancy • Flexibility: tailormade global and local solutions to meet clients’ needs • Innovation: access to the latest strategic consultancy, tool development and branded solutions • Local experts: access to a network of experts that truly understand the local culture, market and business
needs • Trust: highest quality of talented members in all countries covered
In the years, WIN has demonstrated wide competences and ability to conduct multi-country surveys following the highest standards requested by the market. The accumulated expertise of the Association is formidable: Third World issues, advertising and media research as well as retail, economics, and corporate research.
Table # 3: GENDER EQUALITY IN POLITICS (By Country) In Politics, would you say gender equality has been definitely/to some extend/not really/not at all achieved in
our country? COUNTRY TOP TWO bottom two DK/NA NET
Total general 44.8% 45.5% 9.8% -0.7% ARGENTINA 53.8% 33.9% 12.3% 19.8% AUSTRALIA 38.8% 55.6% 5.6% -16.8% BRAZIL 27.8% 61.7% 10.5% -33.9% CANADA 56.7% 38.6% 4.6% 18.1% CHILE 40.3% 53.3% 6.4% -13.0% CHINA 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% CROATIA 30.9% 67.0% 2.1% -36.1% DENMARK 66.7% 27.6% 5.7% 39.1% FINLAND 75.0% 21.0% 4.1% 54.0% FRANCE 27.3% 67.3% 5.4% -40.0% GERMANY 49.5% 46.4% 4.1% 3.1% GHANA 35.2% 64.0% 0.8% -28.8% GREECE 65.8% 33.0% 1.2% 32.8% HONG KONG 63.6% 32.6% 3.8% 31.0% INDIA 60.0% 39.0% 1.0% 21.0% INDONESIA 51.2% 35.3% 13.5% 15.8% IRELAND 44.1% 49.4% 6.4% -5.3% ITALY 41.3% 55.9% 2.9% -14.6% JAPAN 15.2% 74.7% 10.1% -59.5% LATVIA 58.2% 28.3% 13.5% 30.0% LEBANON 53.6% 45.8% 0.6% 7.8% MALAYSIA 45.6% 46.4% 8.0% -0.8% MEXICO 50.6% 45.2% 4.1% 5.4% MOROCCO 48.1% 47.3% 4.6% 0.8% NETHERLANDS 46.9% 34.1% 19.0% 12.9% PALESTINE 41.5% 45.2% 13.3% -3.7% PARAGUAY 44.1% 52.8% 3.1% -8.7% PERU 31.4% 64.4% 4.2% -33.0% PHILIPPINES 67.8% 26.4% 5.9% 41.4% POLAND 53.2% 36.3% 10.5% 16.9% SLOVENIA 39.9% 59.2% 1.0% -19.3% SOUTH AFRICA 49.1% 46.8% 4.1% 2.2% SOUTH KOREA 44.6% 54.6% 0.8% -10.0% SPAIN 44.7% 53.2% 2.1% -8.5% SWEDEN 38.0% 54.7% 7.3% -16.7% THAILAND 49.4% 41.6% 9.0% 7.7% TURKEY 40.8% 47.7% 11.5% -7.0% UK 50.7% 38.7% 10.6% 12.0% USA 49.3% 44.5% 6.2% 4.8% VIETNAM 53.4% 28.9% 17.7% 24.5%
Table # 4: GENDER EQUALITY IN POLITICS (By Regions and demographics)
In Politics, would you say gender equality has been definitely/to some extend/not really/not at all achieved in our country?
TOP TWO bottom two DK/NA NET REGION
Total general 44.8% 45.5% 9.8% -0.7% Africa 45.9% 50.7% 3.4% -4.8% Americas 42.6% 51.2% 6.2% -8.7% APAC 42.1% 40.3% 17.6% 1.8% Europe 46.9% 45.9% 7.2% 1.0% MENA 48.2% 45.5% 6.3% 2.7%
Table # 11: Gender Equality Net Index in different environments (By Country)
In each of the following domains, would you say gender equality has been definitely/to some extend/not really/not at all achieved in our country?
COUNTRY AT WORK IN POLITICS AT HOME IN SOCIAL SETTINGS IN MEDIA Total 13.4% -0.7% 38.2% 20.1% 22.3% ARGENTINA 26.0% 19.8% 37.1% 30.5% 45.3% AUSTRALIA 24.8% -16.8% 53.1% 52.2% 20.7% BRAZIL -16.7% -33.9% 8.8% -3.2% 11.9% CANADA 34.4% 18.1% 60.6% 42.9% 44.4% CHILE -2.8% -13.0% 34.3% 14.0% 23.9% CHINA -1.3% 0.0% 46.7% 38.6% 12.0% CROATIA -12.7% -36.1% 39.0% -1.3% 19.8% DENMARK 30.8% 39.1% 61.9% 57.7% 40.8% FINLAND 58.4% 54.0% 83.1% 74.5% 59.5% FRANCE -41.4% -40.0% 17.7% -24.5% -6.6% GERMANY -9.1% 3.1% 63.7% 31.4% 17.8% GHANA 7.2% -28.8% 34.8% 15.4% 2.2% GREECE 27.3% 32.8% 55.4% 41.8% 57.2% HONG KONG 41.0% 31.0% 52.8% 43.2% 37.2% INDIA 51.8% 21.0% 54.6% 1.8% 50.2% INDONESIA 41.7% 15.8% 58.3% 34.5% 29.7% IRELAND 23.8% -5.3% 53.5% 50.2% 37.9% ITALY -1.5% -14.6% 38.4% 6.5% 17.4% JAPAN -45.3% -59.5% -26.4% -59.4% -30.2% LATVIA 29.2% 30.0% 47.8% 20.1% 45.6% LEBANON 30.2% 7.8% 43.6% 19.6% 43.8% MALAYSIA 20.7% -0.8% 19.6% 7.9% 16.9% MEXICO -6.3% 5.4% 10.0% -3.3% 7.2% MOROCCO 5.2% 0.8% -15.4% 7.6% 7.0% NETHERLANDS 16.3% 12.9% 48.6% 29.1% 27.0% PALESTINE 25.2% -3.7% 32.8% 30.1% 26.7% PARAGUAY 17.5% -8.7% 38.4% 24.5% 38.1% PERU -14.0% -33.0% 9.9% -24.0% -27.8% PHILIPPINES 61.4% 41.4% 74.0% 62.1% 30.3% POLAND 21.5% 16.9% 27.2% 12.8% 39.9% SLOVENIA 13.5% -19.3% 63.1% 27.5% 34.8% SOUTH AFRICA 27.4% 2.2% 38.9% 35.9% 43.0% SOUTH KOREA 16.4% -10.0% 48.6% 7.7% 19.6% SPAIN -31.0% -8.5% -9.4% 10.1% 10.4% SWEDEN -21.6% -16.7% -1.8% -12.7% -14.3% THAILAND 49.6% 7.7% 61.3% 22.5% 41.4% TURKEY 16.7% -7.0% 22.9% 17.8% 7.3% UK 29.3% 12.0% 51.9% 36.0% 19.5% USA 28.5% 4.8% 56.0% 40.1% 31.5% VIETNAM 63.9% 24.5% 68.4% 44.9% 49.4%
Table # 12: SOCIAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS FAVOURS MEN OR WOMEN (By Country)
In your country would you say that social attitudes and behaviors favors men, women or both equally?
COUNTRY MEN EQUALLY WOMEN DK/NA Total general 47.9% 27.2% 16.8% 8.0% ARGENTINA 45.7% 19.8% 23.7% 10.8% AUSTRALIA 57.8% 18.7% 18.5% 5.1% BRAZIL 59.8% 17.5% 11.8% 10.9% CANADA 55.4% 22.8% 16.6% 5.2% CHILE 53.8% 14.7% 23.6% 8.0% CHINA 56.3% 23.7% 18.9% 1.0% CROATIA 70.7% 16.9% 6.9% 5.5% DENMARK 40.4% 34.2% 13.0% 12.4% FINLAND 46.6% 27.8% 19.3% 6.2% FRANCE 68.5% 16.3% 5.7% 9.5% GERMANY 54.9% 23.3% 12.6% 9.2% GHANA 48.2% 30.4% 20.2% 1.2% GREECE 58.5% 27.5% 13.4% 0.6% HONG KONG 28.9% 31.1% 29.9% 10.1% INDIA 47.6% 14.0% 38.0% 0.4% INDONESIA 22.5% 57.2% 11.7% 8.6% IRELAND 55.5% 16.6% 18.7% 9.3% ITALY 49.0% 36.8% 11.4% 2.7% JAPAN 60.5% 7.6% 17.9% 14.0% LATVIA 24.1% 40.6% 12.6% 22.7% LEBANON 54.0% 23.0% 21.8% 1.2% MALAYSIA 43.6% 34.0% 12.6% 9.9% MEXICO 53.9% 15.2% 19.2% 11.7% MOROCCO 17.6% 8.4% 20.0% 54.1% NETHERLANDS 47.8% 26.3% 14.1% 11.8% PALESTINE 32.1% 27.4% 23.0% 17.5% PARAGUAY 42.9% 32.8% 18.6% 5.6% PERU 37.5% 32.9% 26.8% 2.9% PHILIPPINES 15.6% 61.0% 21.3% 2.1% POLAND 55.7% 18.6% 14.1% 11.6% SLOVENIA 64.4% 20.8% 11.8% 3.1% SOUTH AFRICA 50.5% 18.4% 22.8% 8.3% SOUTH KOREA 44.4% 37.1% 18.0% 0.6% SPAIN 66.2% 15.4% 15.5% 2.9% SWEDEN 52.6% 27.6% 9.7% 10.1% THAILAND 30.3% 58.8% 5.4% 5.5% TURKEY 45.5% 26.4% 21.4% 6.7% UK 60.6% 19.6% 11.7% 8.1% USA 60.3% 19.1% 12.1% 8.5% VIETNAM 33.7% 48.3% 13.4% 4.6%
Table # 13: SOCIAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS FAVOURS MEN OR WOMEN (By Region and Demographics)
In your country would you say that social attitudes and behaviors favors men, women or both equally?
MEN NEUTRAL WOMEN DK/NA REGION Total general 47.9% 27.2% 16.8% 8.0% Africa 50.0% 21.1% 22.2% 6.7% Americas 50.1% 22.2% 20.3% 7.4% APAC 40.4% 36.3% 18.1% 5.2% Europe 52.0% 24.2% 13.5% 10.3% MENA 44.2% 25.0% 22.3% 8.5% G20