Finland: sense of gender equality of women 1998-2017

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
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Release date

June 2018

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Region

Finland

Survey time period

1998 to 2017*

Number of respondents

836 respondents in 2017

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

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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