According to a survey on women's equality conducted by Ipsos in 2019, a significant amount of Chinese respondents believed that employers could do more to improve gender equality in China. Employers not promoting women to senior positions was the leading factor stopping women achieving equality with men, with 27 percent of the respondents saying this. Chinese respondents were also more likely to think that there was no gender inequality in China, more than twice the global average of 13 percent.
Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019
survey sample represents a more urban, more educated and more affluent than the general population
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original survey question:
Which two or three of the following, if any, do you think have been the most important factors factors in stopping women from achieving equality with men in China?
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Ipsos. (November 13, 2019). Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. "Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019." Chart. November 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. (2019). Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos. "Leading Factors Perceived by The Chinese Respondents Hindering Women's Equality in China as of October 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/
Ipsos, Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Leading factors perceived by the Chinese respondents hindering women's equality in China as of October 2019 [Graph], Ipsos, November 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091385/china-perception-factors-stop-women-achieving-gender-equality/
