What Europeans

have to say about

gender stereotypes
44%
of Europeans think that
SOME EUROPEANS the most important role
THINK THAT… of a women is to take care
( % AGREE) of her home and family
… it is
acceptable for
men to cry 88% 43% 44%
of women
of men

… the most … women are more

important role likely than men to make
of a man is decisions based
to earn money 43% 69% on their emotions

47% 41% 71%

of men
of women 67% of women
of men

81 79 75 72 68 67 67 65 65 57 55 53 43 42 42 40 40 39 39 37 36 36 31 31 27 26 18 17 10
Bulgaria

Hungary

Slovakia

Czech-Republic

Latvia

Lithuania

Romania

Greece

Poland

Italy

Croatia

Estonia

Europe 28

Slovenia

Austria

Portugal

Belgium

Ireland

Cyprus

Germany

Malta

United-Kingdom

France

Luxembourg

Spain

Finland

Netherland

Denmark

Sweden
 What Europeans have to say about
gender stereotypes

Doing an Taking Reproaching

equal share parental leave his friends Identifying
EUROPEANS of household to take care for making a himself as
APPROVE activities of his children sexist joke a feminist
OF A MAN… 84% 84% 50% 41%

WOMEN ARE
44% 35%
55% 43%
MORE LIKELY
THAN MEN TO
APPROVE OF A MAN… 87% 80% 87% 81%

Approve of men taking parental leave

United-Kingdom Finland Estonia
87% 95% 79%
Netherland Sweden Latvia
92% 96% 73%
Ireland Denmark Lithuania
92% 93% 69%
Belgium Poland
83% 81%
Luxembourg Czech-Republic
89% 58%
Germany Slovakia
87% 62%
France Hungary
90% 56%
Spain Romania
90% 62%
Portugal Bulgaria
93% 68%
Austria Slovenia Cyprus
76% 87% 81%
Italy Croatia Malta Greece
83% 66% 95% 79%
Source: Eurobarometer, Kantar Public