Some 12.5% of the respondents of the Generations and Gender Survey believe the women are better political leaders than men. The women support this idea more actively than the men, the gender difference being of over 7%, IPN reports.

The study shows that the persons who share the idea that the women are better political leaders are primarily from the central region, with secondary general education, are divorced or separated, and are freelancers. Both among men and women, there is a direct relationship between acceptance of women’s political leadership and economic wellbeing. More exactly, the higher is the economic wellbeing, the higher is the level of acceptance of women’s political leadership. Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of persons who support this idea decreased slightly, primarily among men and among residents of rural areas, and increased slightly among women and among residents of urban areas.

33.7% of the respondents consider the men are better political leaders than women. The figure of those who believe so is higher among those with lower education and among the unemployed and is lower among pensioners.

6.7% of those surveyed, mostly men and women from Chisinau, think higher education is more important for women than for men. 6.5% said higher education is more important for men than for women.

The respondents were asked for who the job is more important. 21.3% of those interviewed said the job is more important for men than for women, the figure being by 8.3% higher in the case of men.

Some 10.5% of those polled have a “powerful” stereotype view about the women’s role in society. The men are marked by stereotypes to a greater extent.

Asked if they can trust most of the people or should be precautious in the relations with people, 7.8% of the respondents said they can trust most of the people, while 92.2% indicated the second variant. Among the persons who choose the first variant, the men and those from rural areas prevail. The study revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the level of confidence in other pensions increased.

The survey was carried out by UNFPA Moldova and covered a sample of over 10,000 persons from 153 localities.