Gender and Equality

What does gender equality mean?

• all men are treated the same

• all women are treated the same

• there is no difference between men and women

• men are treated the same as women

What is a feminist?

• Someone who believes men are better than women

• Someone who believe women are better than men

• Someone who believes men and women are equal

• A woman

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in the U.K.?

• 1940

• 1933

• 1928

• 1878

What percentage of women see thair income drop after their first child?

• 14%

• 35%

• 65%

• 90%

Answer explanation

Out of 444.000 workers who lost their job in 2020 in Italy, what percentage were female?

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 70%

In many countries, which activities take up a significant amount of women's time that men don't have to deal with?

• Household and food preparation

• Business and administration

• School and education

• Reading and information

What percentage of Italian fathers take parental leave?

• 7%

• 17%

• 27%

• 37%

Answer explanation

Average time/day spent with children in Italy: Fathers 38 min, Mothers 4 hours and 45 min (Sirc data). 85.4% of Italian men are convinced that the workload of raising children is now evenly distributed (Eurispes), even though 71.5% of fathers admit that women still do most of the other tasks involved in running the family.

What percentage of the Italian engineering workforce is male?

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

When were women (over 21) allowed to vote in Italy?

• 1935

• 1946

• 1928

• 1897

Which celebrity helped found the HeForShe campaign?

• Emily Blunt

• Malala Yousafzai

• Helena Bonham Carter

• Emma Watson