Flash Eurobarometer 341 (Gender Inequalities in the European Union)

Gender inequalities in the European Union.<br>Topics: assessment of gender inequalities in the own country as a serious problem; assessment of the current situation compared to ten years ago; most important gender inequalities; assessment of the pay gap as a serious problem; attitude towards the following statements: issue of pay gap gets downplayed, parent with lower salary should look after the children, mother should stop working if child-minding costs are equivalent to mother’s salary (split A), father should stop working if child-minding costs are equivalent to father’s salary (split B); preferred level of decision making to close pay gap: EU level, national level, regional or local level; most important measures with regard to closing the pay gap; justification of pay gaps between ´male´ and ´female´ professions; most effective measures to encourage men and women to work in professions where they are under-represented.

Demography: age; sex; nationality; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; household composition and household size.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; country; questionnaire split; type of phone line; language of the interview; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; nation group; weighting factor.