Most important issues facing women and girls in Argentina 2019

The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in December 2018 and January 2019 to find out 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 Argentina, 45 percent of respondents answered sexual harassment.

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

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Sexual harassment	45%
Physical violence	41%
Sexual violence	40%
Equal pay	20%
Sexualization of women and girls in the media	17%
Domestic abuse	14%
Workplace discrimination	11%
The amount of unpaid work that women do (e.g. cooking, cleaning, childcare)	11%
Balancing work and caring responsibilities	11%
Gender stereotyping	10%
Abuse on social media	7%
Access to employment	7%
Lack financial/ economic independence	6%
Lack of women in leadership roles in business and public life	5%
Support for pregnant women and new mothers	3%

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

Argentina

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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