[1/2] A demonstrator looks on during a rally to mark the International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 8, 2023.
In its latest report, the United Nations Development Programme tracked the issue through its Gender Social Norms Index, which uses data from the international research programme World Values Survey (WVS).
The survey draws from data sets spanning 2010-2014 and 2017–2022 from countries and territories covering 85% of the global population.
The latest analysis showed that almost nine out of 10 men and women hold fundamental biases against women and that the share of people with at least one bias has barely changed over the decade.
"We need to change the gender biases, the social norms, but the ultimate goal is to change the power relations between women and men, between people," Aroa Santiago, gender specialist in inclusive economies at UNDP, told Reuters.
Persons:
Cristina Sille, Heriberto Tapia, Aroa, Federica Urso, Simon Jessop, Matthew Lewis
Organizations:
REUTERS, United Nations, United Nations Development, UNDP, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, United States, Aroa Santiago, Rome