Flash Eurobarometer 266 (Women and European elections)

Participation in European Parliament Elections. Assessment of gender equality.<br>Topics: participation in the European Parliament elections in 2004 or in 2007 (only in BG and RO); intention to vote in the European Parliament elections in 2009; most important criterion for the personal election decision; time of election decision; most important characteristics of the candidates; most important issues to be prioritized by the European Parliament with regard to gender equality in family life; most important issues to be prioritized by the European Parliament with regard to gender equality in society; best way to achieve equal payment: new legislation, reinforce existing laws, more information on existing rights; preferred level of action: own country, EU level; domination of politics by men; women in politics would add new viewpoints; preferred proportion of women in the European Parliament; most effective way to increase proportion of women; assessment of the representation of women’s interests by the EU; impact of the activities of the European Parliament on selected areas of personal life: family life, working life, women’s rights, health, education, welfare; assessment of personal work-life-balance; reasons for not being employed currently; experience with unfair treatment due to being a woman; place of unfair treatment: work, home, society in general.

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community.

Additionally coded was: respondent ID; interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; region; weighting factor.