EB75.1 – March 2011

100th anniversary of Women’s day:

Bridging the gender gap in the EU

Special EB

A. MethodologyA. Methodology

- Survey conducted in face-to-face at respondents’ house

- Fieldwork: 09 February – 06 March 2011

- Population: representative sample of population 15+

- Coverage: European Union 27 Member States

- Number of interviews: 26.724

Special Eurobarometer

A. Methodology

B. B. AgendaAgenda

B. Agenda

II.II. Inequalities between men and womenInequalities between men and women

I.I. Women and decision making positionsWomen and decision making positions

III.III. Violence against womenViolence against women

I. Women and decision making positionsI. Women and decision making positions

Given equal qualifications and skills, do you think that the obstacles facing women in reaching positions of responsibility are significant in each of the

following areas?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY PER ITEM)

1. The obstacles facing women in reaching decision making positions

Community organisations

SMEs

Political parties

Senior levels of public administration

Big companies

Which of the following measures do you think would be most effective in ensuring women’s access to positions of responsibility in enterprises

and high levels of public administration?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

2. Measures to ensure women’s access to decision making positions

Which of the following do you think are the reasons why women are under-represented in politics? Firstly? And secondly?

(MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

3. Under-representation of women in politics

According to you, which of the following would be the most effective measure to encourage better political representation of women?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

4. Measures for a better political representation of women

What are the main reasons which would discourage you from voting at next […] elections?

(MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)

5. Reasons for not participating at the next elections

NB: There is no significant difference between men and women

II. Inequalities between men and womenII. Inequalities between men and women

1. Context

Nowadays in the EU, 17% of women are in a precarious situation*:

73% of men are employed compared to 59% of women*; 8% of men have a part time job compared to 31% of

women*; 8% of men live in a household where nobody is working

compared to 10% of women*.

On average, in the EU, women earn 17% less than men**;

In the EU, 45% of people in the labour market are women***.

* Source Eurostat 2008

** This figure was the one at the time of the survey design - November 2010 (Eurostat 2008)

*** Source Eurostat 2009

2. Main reasons for women’s precarious situation

According to you, which of the following are the main reasons for the insecurity which women experience in the

EU?

(MAX. 2 ANSWERS)

3. Measures to reducing the gender pay gap

According to you, which of the following measures would contribute most to reducing the pay gap between women and men in (OUR COUNTRY)?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

4. Measures to reconcile Europeans’ private and professional lives

According to you, which of the following measures would be the most effective for enabling Europeans to reconcile their private and working lives

better?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

III. Violence against womenIII. Violence against women

1. Context

Currently, when a restraining order - a court decision which prevents someone who is guilty of violence from approaching their victim - is pronounced in one Member State, it is not valid in the other Member States of the European Union…

2. Restraining order in the EU27 Member States

To what extent are you personally in favour or opposed the proposal that a restraining order pronounced in one Member State should be

valid in all EU Member States?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

Men

EU27

Women

88%

7%5%

Total 'In favour' Total 'Opposed' DK

89%

7%4%

Total 'In favour' Total 'Opposed' DK

88%

8%4%

Total 'In favour' Total 'Opposed' DK

90%

6%4%

Total 'In favour' Total 'Opposed' DK

Which of the following measures do you think needs to be a priority in a European strategy to eliminate violence against

women?

(ONE ANSWER ONLY)

3. Measures to eliminate violence against women

EB75.1 – March 2011

100th anniversary of Women’s day:

Bridging the gender gap in the EU

Special EB