(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A fifth of South African men think women belong in the house, according to a poll by Ipsos Markinor. 20 per cent of male respondents, and 14 per cent of women, share this point of view.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A fifth of South African men think women belong in the house, according to a poll by Ipsos Markinor. 20 per cent of male respondents, and 14 per cent of women, share this point of view.
Over a third of men—and over a fifth of women—also think that, when jobs are scarce, men should have more right to a position than women, and that men make better political leaders than women.
Eleven per cent of men and eight per cent of women think that a boy has more right to get an education than a girl. Six per cent of males say it is acceptable for a man to beat his wife.
In June 2009, South Africa’s Medical Research Council (MRC) released a study revealing that one out of every four South African men has admittedly committed rape, and half in that group have done it multiple times.
Rachel Jewkes, a professor working with the MRC, commented on the findings, saying, "The absolute imperative is we have to change the underlying social attitudes that in a way have created a norm that coercing women into sex is on some level acceptable. We know that we have a higher prevalence of rape in South Africa than there is in other countries."
Polling Data
Do you agree or disagree with these statements? – "Agree" listed
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Women
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Men
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It is acceptable for a man to beat his wife
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5%
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6%
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A boy has more right to an education than a girl
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8%
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11%
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A women’s place is in the house
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14%
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20%
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When jobs are scarce, men should have more right to jobs than women
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22%
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38%
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Men make better political leaders than women do
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25%
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41%
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Source: Ipsos Markinor
Methodology: Interviews with 3,340 South African adults, conducted from Apr. 4 to Apr. 21, 2009. No margin of error was provided.
