According to a survey carried out in 2020 by the Pew Research Centre in India, 91 percent of Buddhists spoke for the importance of gender equality. By contrast, 70 percent of Christians respondents felt that gender equality was an important topic of concern in Indian society.
Public opinion on the importance of gender equality in India in 2020, by religious group
22,975 Hindus, 3,336 Muslims, 1,782 Sikhs, 1,011 Christians, 719 Buddhists, 109 Jains and 67 respondents who belong to another religion or are religiously unaffiliated
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Pew Research Center. (March 2, 2022). Public opinion on the importance of gender equality in India in 2020, by religious group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301548/india-importance-of-gender-equality-by-religious-group/
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