Nearly nine in 10 people worldwide hold some form of gender bias, a new report from the United Nations Development Programme has found.
In a survey that included people from 75 countries, the UNDP found that progress toward gender equality has essentially stalled out over the past decade, after consistent progress over the previous century.
According to the report, only 13.9 per cent of women and 9.4 per cent of men showed no bias on all seven indicators, while everyone else showed bias on at least one and in most cases more. Nearly half of those polled believed men were better political leaders, while more than 40 per cent thought they were better business executives. Disturbingly, 28 per cent believed a man could be justified in beating his wife, according to the UN report.
"The work that has been so effective in ensuring an end to gaps in health or education must now evolve to address something far more challenging: a deeply ingrained bias - among both men and women - against genuine equality," said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner.
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