This survey, conducted by Ipsos across 24 countries in January and February 2017, shows the share of repondents who believe that men are more capable than women of doing things in society such as working, earning money, being educated and teaching. In China, 56 percent of respondents agreed very much or somewhat that men are more capable than women regarding these things.
Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching?
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Ipsos. (June 22, 2017). Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/
Ipsos. "Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching?." Chart. June 22, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/
Ipsos. (2017). Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/
Ipsos. "Women: Are Men More Capable than Women of Working, Earning Money, Being Educated and Teaching?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2017, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/
Ipsos, Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching? Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Women: Are men more capable than women of working, earning money, being educated and teaching? [Graph], Ipsos, June 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/312394/men-more-capable-than-women-for-things-society-working-earning-money-being-educated-teaching/