Insight of the Week: Younger Generations Are More Concerned about Unequal Treatment of Women

Around the world, over four in ten people surveyed say that the unequal treatment of women is a “very serious” issue. Concern is highest in South Africa and Turkey and lowest in China, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea.

Younger people tend to be much more concerned about the issue; more than half of Gen Z say that the unequal treatment of women is “very serious,” suggesting growing pressure for gender equality in the future.​

Source: GlobeScan Radar Report 2022 ​(survey ​of 21,979 people in the general public in June ‒ July 2022)​