This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted in Finland on women's perceptions of the current status of gender equality in the Finnish society on selected years from 1998 to 2017. In 2017, 20 percent of women were in the opinion that men and women were equal. However, according to the survey, two thirds of the female respondents thought that men had somewhat better status in society in 2017.
Women's perceptions of gender equality in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017
Characteristic
Men have better status in society
Men have somewhat better status in society
Equal status
Women have better or somewhat better status in society
the survey respondents are a representable sample of the whole population
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Jos arvioidaan yleisesti miesten ja naisten asemaa nykyisin Suomessa, mikä seuraavista viidestä väittämästä vastaa eniten omaa näkemystäsi:
1 miesten asema yhteiskunnassa on keskimäärin selvästi parempi kuin naisten
2 miesten asema on keskimäärin hiukan parempi kuin naisten
3 naisten asema yhteiskunnassa on keskimäärin selvästi parempi kuin miesten
4 naisten asema on keskimäärin hiukan parempi kuin miesten)
5 miehet ja naiset ovat tasa-arvoisia keskenään?"
This statistic does not include responses with "Do not know".
* In 2017, the study was conducted between September and November.
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Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (June 15, 2018). Women's perceptions of gender equality in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/913657/perceptions-of-gender-equality-women-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Women's perceptions of gender equality in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017." Chart. June 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913657/perceptions-of-gender-equality-women-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. (2018). Women's perceptions of gender equality in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/913657/perceptions-of-gender-equality-women-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö. "Women's Perceptions of Gender Equality in Finland in Selected Years from 1998 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913657/perceptions-of-gender-equality-women-finland/
Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö, Women's perceptions of gender equality in Finland in selected years from 1998 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/913657/perceptions-of-gender-equality-women-finland/ (last visited June 30, 2022)
