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Study reveals public perceptions toward gender equality in Albania

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

A study on public perceptions and attitudes toward gender equality in Albania has shown that there is less agreement with traditional gender role in the country's better-off families.

Results of the study were published on Wednesday.

The higher the level of family income, the lower the level of agreement with the statement "it is better for the whole family if the husband has a job and the wife takes care of the family," according to the study.

Similarly, the higher the level of family income, the lower the level of agreement with the statement "a good wife should obey to her husband, preserving family peace and well-being," the results showed.

Over 80 percent of the respondents reported that it is usually women who do the laundry and iron clothes, clean the house, cook, and wash dishes.

Women and men have different perceptions about their contributions within the family. Men are more likely than women to say that housework are equally divided between them and women. Women reported spending more hours on household chores a day.

Around 50 percent of respondents reported that they take care of their children with their spouse/partner. However, there is a sharp gender division. Women were more likely than men to report that they take care of their children and do not get any support from their husbands.

Drawing on 450 interviews across the country, the study was developed with the support from UNDP in the framework of the Gender Equality Program.

The study also recommended areas of intervention to increase the participation of women and girls in the labor market, and the contribution of men and boys in the house. Endit