90pc people hold bias against women: UN report
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90pc people hold bias against women: UN report. Nearly 90 percent of the world´s population -- of every gender -- holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published Thursday, ahead of International Women´s Day.
The United Nations Development Programme studied 75 countries representing 80 percent of the world´s population and found that nine in 10 people -- including women -- hold such beliefs.
The percentage of those holding where 99.81 percent of people held similar prejudices -- followed by Qatar and Nigeria, both at 99.73 percent. Countries with the lowest population of those with sexist beliefs were Andorra, at 27.01 percent, Sweden with 30.01 percent and the Netherlands, 39.75 percent.
France, Britain and the United States each came in with similar scores, 56 percent, 54.6 percent and 57.31 percent of people respectively holding at least one sexist belief. Beyond inequalities in education, health and the economy, the statement also called out one of the report´s most chilling findings: 28 percent of people believe it is okay for a man to beat the hell out of his wife.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/625105-90pc-people-hold-bias-against-women-un-report
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The United Nations Development Programme studied 75 countries representing 80 percent of the world´s population and found that nine in 10 people -- including women -- hold such beliefs.
The percentage of those holding where 99.81 percent of people held similar prejudices -- followed by Qatar and Nigeria, both at 99.73 percent. Countries with the lowest population of those with sexist beliefs were Andorra, at 27.01 percent, Sweden with 30.01 percent and the Netherlands, 39.75 percent.
France, Britain and the United States each came in with similar scores, 56 percent, 54.6 percent and 57.31 percent of people respectively holding at least one sexist belief. Beyond inequalities in education, health and the economy, the statement also called out one of the report´s most chilling findings: 28 percent of people believe it is okay for a man to beat the hell out of his wife.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/625105-90pc-people-hold-bias-against-women-un-report
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