1. Preliminary results – UNDP
regional survey on youth and
gender stereotypes
As at 29/07/2013 8AM GMT+1

2. About the respondents so far:
Male
30%
Femal
e
69%
Other
1%
Total number of respondents: 728
Proportion of respondents by gender (in %
of total):
Western
Balkans &
Turkey &
Cyprus:
23%
Caucasus
& CIS
13%
Central
Asia
15%
Central and
Eastern
Europe
49%
Responses collected by sub-region (in % of
total):

3. •
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.

4. Acceptance of violence in the family
82% of women and 72% of men think that violence towards one’s
partner can never be justified:
Definitely yes
2%
Probably yes
2%
Not sure
4%
Probably no
9%
Definitely no
83%
Women
Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144
Definitely yes
4% Probably yes
4%
Not sure
10%
Probably no
10%
Definitely no
72%
Men
I think violence towards one's partner/spouse can sometimes be justifiable.

5. Job and family life
A majority of you consider to take maternity or paternity leave.
Definitely yes
42%
Probably yes
34%
Not sure
17%
Probably no
5%
Definitely
no
2%
Women
Definitely yes
17%
Probably yes
24%
Not sure
23%
Probably no
17%
Definitely no
19%
Men
Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144
Definitely
yes
4%Probably
yes
11%
Not sure
23%
Probably
no
Definitely
no
30%
Women
Definitely
yes
5%
Probably
yes
6%Not sure
20%
Probably
no
34%
Definitely
no
35%
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.

6. Gender stereotypes and children’s
education
The majority of respondents are thinking of raising their children free of
gender stereotypes:
Definitely no
3%
Probably no
7%
Not sure
14%
Probably yes
30%
Definitely yes
46%
Women
Definitely no
8%
Probably no
12%
Not sure
9%
Probably yes
25%
Definitely yes
46%
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).

7. Gender and job suitability:
A majority of you seem to think that there are jobs which are more suitable for men:
Definitely
no
16%
Probably no
15%
Not sure
8%
Probably
yes
39%
Definitely
yes
22%
Men
Definitely no
20%
Probably no
17%
Not sure
12%
Probably yes
29%
Definitely yes
22%
Women
Total number of respondents: 334 Total number of respondents: 144
Definitely no
28%
Probably no
21%
Not sure
13%
Probably yes
23%
Definitely yes
15%
Women
Definitely no
22%
Probably no
13%
Not sure
11%
Probably yes
40%
Definitely yes
14%
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.

8. Gender roles in the future:
The majority of respondents definitely want
to see women’s and men’s roles change in
the next 15 years…
But the majority of them only probably think
that these roles are going to change within
the next 15 years.

9. In the workplace:
Over 50 % of the respondents definitely want the current gender-
related roles to change, but only 20 % of you are certain that this
change is really going to happen.
Definitely yes
22%
Probably yes
49%
Not sure
18%
Probably
no
10%
Definitely no
1%
Do you think men and women’s roles will change
in the next 15 years?
Definitely yes
51%Probably yes
31%
Not sure
9%
Probably no
6%
Definitely no
3%
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

10. Definitely
yes
47%
Probably
yes
23%
Not sure
14%
Probably no
11%
Definitely no
5%
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.
Definitely
yes
16%
Probably
yes
48%
Not sure
18%
Probably
no
14%
Definitely
no
4%
Do you think men and women’s
roles will change in the 15 years?
Total number of respondents: 462 Total number of respondents: 462

11. 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.
Definitely
yes
20%
Probably
yes
38%
Not sure
22%
Probably
no
15%
Definitely
no
5%
Do you think men and women’s
roles change in the next 15
years?
Definitely
yes
53%
Probably
yes
25%
Not sure
12%
Probably
no
7%
Definitely
no
3%
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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