Key Takeaways
- 71% of people think boys are less emotional than girls (based on survey question about emotions)
- 56% of people think it is more acceptable for men than women to be aggressive (gender norms about aggression)
- 52% of people think women are less suited for jobs in technical fields than men
- 60% of women and 47% of men in the EU report encountering discrimination at work due to gender (Eurobarometer; “discrimination at work because of gender”)
- 10.9% gender pay gap in the EU (unadjusted) in 2022
- 14.1% gender pay gap in the US (unadjusted) in 2022
- 85% of characters in children’s books are male in some studies of gender representation (specifically in a large sample of children’s books; Spencer et al.)
- 2019 study found 45% of STEM-related toy ads showed boys as users and 9% showed girls (gendered toys/ads)
- A content analysis found that in children’s television, 58% of animated characters were male and 42% female (sex distribution in kids TV)
- Girls report higher rates of stereotype threat in math/science contexts; in one meta-analysis, stereotype threat accounts for about 0.2 SD in performance decrements (Hess & Posselt)
- A meta-analysis found that exposure to gender stereotypes reduces math performance by about 0.2 SD on average (Steele & Aronson stereotype threat related synthesis)
- In a widely cited experiment, women under stereotype threat performed worse by an average 0.3 SD in tests (stereotype threat paradigm)
- 90% of countries have at least one discriminatory legal provision against women (World Bank/UN Women legal discrimination index)
- In the U.S., women’s labor force participation is lower after childbirth; employment dip after first birth is about 7-10 percentage points (OECD/ILO)
- 193 countries have ratified CEDAW (as of 2023/2024 count)
Many believe rigid gender roles limit opportunities, with major workplace, leadership, and STEM stereotypes persisting.
Attitudes_and_Beliefs
Attitudes_and_Beliefs Interpretation
Workplace_Education_and_Career
Workplace_Education_and_Career Interpretation
Media_and_Children
Media_and_Children Interpretation
Cognitive_and_Behavioral_Impact
Cognitive_and_Behavioral_Impact Interpretation
Legal_and_Policy_and_Practice
Legal_and_Policy_and_Practice Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
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