Main factors for gender equality in Brazil 2019

Between September and October 2019, around 45 percent of respondents in Brazil believed that the most important factor needed in order to achieve gender equality was more women being represented in government and politics. Another 35 percent of Brazilian respondents believed that women in senior positions in business or CEO/board positions is also an essential factors for gender equality. In that regard, 59 percent of respondents in Brazil said there was a relationship between women in leadership positions and equality.

Public opinion on which are the most important factors that can help achieve gender equality in Brazil in 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Women being represented in government and politics	45%
Women having senior positions in business	35%
Women having reached CEO/board positions	35%
Women having jobs in science and technology	33%
Women having equal access to education	25%
Women's representation in the media	17%
Women's participation in sport	11%
Looking after children and the home	7%
There is no need to achieve equality	3%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

September 20 to October 4, 2019

Number of respondents

19,443 respondents*

Age group

16-74 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* Respondents aged 16 to 74 across 27 countries. The source worded the question as follows : "And looking forward, over the next 25 years, in which two or three of the following areas do you think it is most important to achieve equality between men and women?".
Regarding missing or exceeding percentage points the source states: "Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated responses".

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