UN research: Nearly everyone is biased against women

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NSTworld: Nine in 10 people are prejudiced against women, such as thinking university education is more important for men or that men deserve jobs more if work is scarce.

More than a quarter of men and women also think it is justified for a husband to beat his wife, found the Gender Social Norms Index by the UN Development Programme , designed to measure how social beliefs obstruct gender equality.

Using data from more than 80 per cent of the global population, the index found some progress, including an increase in girls enrolled in primary school and a drop in maternal deaths, but also deeply ingrained prejudices. Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, said tackling such biases was the next goal for equality advocates.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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