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1. Views on women’s place in society
Southern Indians more likely to see discrimination against women
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- 1. Views on women’s place in society
- A quarter of Indians say there is a lot of gender discrimination
- Southern Indians more likely to see discrimination against women
- Older and younger women report facing similar levels of gender discrimination
- Women in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam overall more likely to report recent gender discrimination
- Roughly half of Indians prefer to improve safety of women by teaching boys to respect all women
- Most states prefer to improve women’s safety by teaching boys respect over teaching girls to behave
- Indians overwhelmingly say they value gender equality
- Majorities across Indian states and territories want equal rights for women
- Younger Indians, college graduates somewhat more likely to say women, men make equally good leaders
- Pluralities in a few Indian states and union territories see men as better political leaders than women
- Majority of Indians say men should have more rights than women to scarce jobs
- South Indian states among least likely to say men should have more rights to scarce jobs than women