Flash Eurobarometer 372 (Women in Developing Countries)

Views on the situation of women in developing countries.<br>Topics: gender equality improves the way societies function; all aid programmes for developing countries should take specific account of women’s rights and equal opportunities for all; more women in positions of political influence or power in developing countries make a difference in the following areas: preventing conflict and war, living conditions of people, respect for human rights; the following issues affect women and men equally, women more than men or men more than women: hunger and malnutrition, physical violence, problems in accessing education, HIV/AIDS, lack of an income/job, basic human rights not respected. Demography: age; sex; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; region; type of community; own a mobile phone and fixed (landline) phone; number of persons in the household aged 15 years and older (household size).