MalayMail-Mar 9
While 21 per cent of Malaysians have witnessed sexual harassment against women, 52 per cent believe that the promotion of women’s equality has “gone so far” to the point of discrimination against men, according to a recent survey.
Ipsos’ International Women’s Day 2023 survey, released today, showed that an almost equal proportion of men and women (54 per cent versus 50 per cent) believed that the push for gender equality is hurting men. “While we recognise the critical role that men play in women’s rights, a substantial proportion believes that we might be asking too much to the extent of discriminating against men,” said Wan Nuradiah Wan Mohd Rani, Ipsos Malaysia’s head of public affairs in its media release. “Almost half of Global and Malaysian respondents claim that gender discrimination is all around them. The proportion of Malaysians who believe that the push for women’s rights has “gone too far” was higher than the global average, for both men and women.
In addition, 65 per cent of Malaysians (66 per cent of men, 64 per cent of women) also believed that men are “expected to do too much” to support equality. However, the survey also revealed that 71 per cent of Malaysians (68 per cent of men, 75 per cent of women) believed that women would not achieve equality without the support of men. Read more at:
