Australians' attitudes toward gender equality have been revealed and while researchers say there are signs of progress on some issues, on others we still have a long way to go.
For Susanne Legena, chief executive of Plan International Australia, these events have been a sign of “great momentum” across entertainment and sport, and have sparked important conversations around the gender pay gap and funding.“I was so delighted and excited to see the whole country get behind [them], especially because I’ve heard across my lifetime that women’s sport won’t attract sponsors, that people aren’t interested.
It uses responses from a series of questions to segment Australians into six groups based on their attitudes, values, and behaviours around gender equality - and their interest in taking action.Legena says the research was conducted to understand Australians' perceptions about gender equality and ways to accelerate change. She said there had been a gap in the research.
"Gender stereotypes are very much entrenched in Australian society and are perpetuating themselves in attitudes," she said.SBS News Plan International Australia's 'Gender Compass' segments Australians into six categories based on their attitudes towards gender equality.Legena said "trailblazers" were mostly young women who "have lived experience of discrimination, are passionate about the issue and prepared to take action on it".
"It shows there’s a lot of latent interest that could be tapped for more urgent action on gender equality - both in Australia and elsewhere," she said.
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