Most important issues facing women and girls in Brazil 2019

The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in December 2018 and January 2019 about the situation of women and gender (in)equality across 27 countries. When asked which were the main issues that women and girls were facing in Brazil, 39 percent of respondents answered sexual violence.

Most important issues facing women and girls in Brazil as of 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Sexual violence	39%
Physical violence	34%
Sexual harassment	28%
Domestic abuse	19%
Equal pay	17%
Sexualization of women and girls in the media	13%
Access to employment	10%
Lack of financial/economic independence	8%
Lack of women in leadership roles in business and public life	8%
The amount of unpaid work that women do (e.g. cooking, cleaning, childcare)	7%
Gender stereotyping	7%
Abuse on Social Media	7%
Workplace discrimination	6%
Balancing work and caring responsibilities	5%
Support for pregnant women and new mothers	2%

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

Brazil

Survey time period

December 21, 2018 to January 4, 2019

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The source worded the question as follows : "Which two or three, if any of the following, do you think are the most important issues facing women and girls in (country)?"

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