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A global study on gender ratios reveals surprising trends.
The views of Millennials and Gen Z are particularly causing a stir.
Frankfurt - Gender equality in Germany is perceived positively, according to the findings of a study carried out by the market research institute Ipsos and the Global Institute for Women's Leadership at King's College London.
The research, which took place in the run-up to International Women's Day, produced surprising results for younger generations.
There is initially good news in Germany: According to the study, perceptions of gender equality in Germany have developed positively.
It shows that two thirds of Germans have no preference as to whether a management position is held by a man or a woman - be it in a company (67 percent without a preference) or in politics (65 percent without a preference).
Nevertheless, a survey by Indeed assumes that one in two women believe that they have worse career prospects than a man.
Study reveals unexpected views of young generations
However, the study results comparing the different generations are remarkable.
They contradict the common assumption that younger people necessarily have more progressive views on gender roles.
Overall, only one in five Germans agrees that a man who looks after the children at home is not really a man.
However, the age distribution among those who agreed shows a considerable discrepancy.
Only eight percent of baby boomers agree with this statement, while this figure is already a fifth (18 percent) of the following Generation
Among Millennials, this proportion rises to more than a third, or more precisely to 35 percent.
According to social scientists from the US polling institute Pew Research Center, these are people born between 1981 and 1996.
Symbolic image: Young father with six-month-old son.
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However, the often criticized Gen Z is softening this trend somewhat.
About a quarter (26 percent) of people born between 1997 and 2012 believe that masculinity is threatened by “care work.”
Women still do 43.8 percent more unpaid work than men, which is summarized as “care work,” including housework, food preparation, and caring for children and adult family members.
Gender equality in Germany: Young generations fear loss of masculinity
This trend is also evident internationally.
Globally, it is primarily Gen Z and Millennial respondents who most fear a loss of masculinity.
At the same time, in the global analysis, it is these age groups that are most likely to believe that emancipation has already progressed far enough.
57 percent of Generation Z and 59 percent of Millennials share this view, compared to 43 percent of Baby Boomers.
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The study, published under the title "International Women's Day 2024. Global attitudes towards women's leadership", was conducted online and through interviews between December 22, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
A total of 24,269 people aged 16 to 74 from 31 countries took part, making it a representative study.
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