質問項目

質問項目(英語版)

Q1: Do you think that men and women are treated equally in your country? (S.A.)

• Men are significantly more favored [GOTO SQ1-1]
• Men are somewhat more favored [GOTO SQ1-1]
• Equally
• Women are somewhat more favored
• Women are significantly more favored

SQ1-1: What do you think are some of the reasons that men are favored relative to women? (M.A.)

• Division of gender roles is deeply rooted in society
• Strong priority towards the employer and work in general
• Gender equality issues have a low awareness among men
• Gender equality issues have a low awareness among women
• Gender discrimination is not treated as a human rights issue
• The infrastructure for women to achieve their potential is not sufficient
• The evaluation scheme for women's performance is not sufficient
• Tax and pension programs favor housewives to childbearing and homecare thereby accentuating division of gender roles
• Women have lower aspirations and skills relative to men
• Women have lower educational credentials and qualifications relative to men
• Women are more likely to interrupt their careers for child-birth and child-rearing activities
• Other ( )
• Not sure

Q2: In what areas do you feel women should become more involved? (M.A.)

• National congress
• Local elective offices
• Government ministries/agencies
• Local government organizations
• Courts
• Areas such as sciences and engineering where university enrollment of women are low
• Professional occupations such as lawyers and doctors
• Agriculture and fishery
• Industries such as transportation and construction where women's participation is low
• Management executives of private corporations, executive positions of labor unions
• Executive positions of local government associations, PTAs
• International organizations such as the United Nations
• Other ( )
• Not sure

Q3: What kinds of actions do you think are necessary in order to advance men's participation at home as well as grass-roots local activities? (M.A.)

• Provide awareness programs
• Increase opportunities where men can learn how to participate
• Increase outlets where men can learn about local activities
• Have parents teach their children about the necessity of men's participation at home and local activities
• Have the school teach the students about the necessity of men's participation at home and local activities
• Shorten working hours and increase free time for home and local activities
• Establish an infrastructure for men and women which supports the coexistence of working life as well as family life
• Other ( )
• Not sure

Q4: Affirmative action is a program which is founded on the following principle: "In areas where women's participation is low, it is necessary to establish priority and incentive measures in order to promote and assure equal participation amongst men and women." Would you agree with this concept? (S.A.)

• Agree [GOTO SQ4-1]
• Somewhat agree [GOTO SQ4-1]
• Somewhat disagree [GOTO SQ4-2]
• Disagree [GOTO SQ4-2]
• Not sure

SQ4-1: What specific actions do you think are necessary to assure equal participation amongst men and women? (M.A.)

• Political parties should allot a specified quota for women candidates at election
• Women should be given priority in fulfilling positions such as members of federal and local councils and committees
• When hiring contractors, federal and local government bodies should favor those firms which recruit women aggressively
• Federal and local government bodies should favor those firms which recruit women aggressively by offering tax incentives and subsidies
• Obligate hiring quotas for women among federal and local government bodies
• Establish an incentive plan for federal and local government bodies to hire, utilize and train women workers on their own will
• Obligate hiring quotas for women in private corporations
• Establish an incentive plan for private corporations to hire, utilize and train women workers on their own will
• Implement incentive plans upon entrance to universities such as scholarships and enrollment quotas in areas such as sciences and engineering where women's enrollment is low
• Other ( )
• Not sure

SQ4-2: Please tell us why you disagree with this concept. (M.A.)

• Men of equal ability may be disadvantaged as a result of women's becoming favored
• It may obstruct free competition and impede the activities of society and business as a whole
• Gender equality can be accomplished when society's values and perceptions change and women are able to perform at their full potential
• It is inevitable to overcome all differences between men and women
• The present legal system ensures gender equality at a satisfactory level
• Other ( )
• Not sure

Q5: In what areas do you feel are women's rights neglected? (M.A.)

• Prostitution
• Domestic violence
• Sexual harassment in the workplace
• Periodicals which depict pictures of women's nudes
• Advertisements which depict women sensually irrelevant to product content
• Contests which compete over women's beauty (e.g. Miss Universe)
• Other ( )
• Not sure

Q6: What kinds of organizations would you consult in resolving gender inequality issues? Please choose up to three organizations from the following list and rank them in order of accessibility (1 being the most accessible).

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