Latest items for MULV-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.' She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: 'My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'The grandchildren suffer, they don’t see their father or their mother. They call me ‘mum’. I have to pay for the...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'I even have great-grandchildren – imagine becoming a mother three times over. First, you have your own children, then when you expect your children to look after you, they have children and you become a grandmother who is left with all the duties the mother would normally take care of, and if that isn’t enough, I am now doing it all over again for my great-grandchildren – mothering them.' She says the same thing many of the grandmothers say: 'My retirement will come the day I’m buried'" (para 10-11). "'The grandchildren suffer, they don’t see their father or their mother. They call me ‘mum’. I have to pay for the...more
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Once the Cianjur Council speaker said openly, 'The best place for women is to stay at home. Women don't need a career'" (62).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"Once the Cianjur Council speaker said openly, 'The best place for women is to stay at home. Women don't need a career'" (62).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“Women who do not want to sacrifice their careers are now simply choosing not to have children. South Korea's fertility rate (the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime) has fallen to 0.81, the lowest in the world. Its population is predicted to halve by the end of the century, meaning it may not have enough people to sustain its economy and conscript into its army” (para 32). Women do not find being a housewife fulfilling (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“Women who do not want to sacrifice their careers are now simply choosing not to have children. South Korea's fertility rate (the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime) has fallen to 0.81, the lowest in the world. Its population is predicted to halve by the end of the century, meaning it may not have enough people to sustain its economy and conscript into its army” (para 32). Women do not find being a housewife fulfilling (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 10, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'Raising a child is a very valuable, meaningful and very good thing from a personal point of view, but sometimes it feels like it doesn’t get valued in society,' Lee said" (para 37).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'Raising a child is a very valuable, meaningful and very good thing from a personal point of view, but sometimes it feels like it doesn’t get valued in society,' Lee said" (para 37).
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship. A lot of them do not even enjoy any comfort during the marriage, but constantly work in the farms of their husbands.The girls are mostly subjected to years of slavery and sexual exploitation, while being passed from one owner to another. They do not live to achieve their full potential because they are left uneducated, exposed to domestic violence and poor healthcare" (Para.12-13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1, MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship. A lot of them do not even enjoy any comfort during the marriage, but constantly work in the farms of their husbands.The girls are mostly subjected to years of slavery and sexual exploitation, while being passed from one owner to another. They do not live to achieve their full potential because they are left uneducated, exposed to domestic violence and poor healthcare" (Para.12-13).
March 31, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen in the informal sector are not covered by social security services" (12).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen in the informal sector are not covered by social security services" (12).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] lack of protection to domestic workers" (30). Women tend to be domestic workers (MV-coder comment).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"[There is] lack of protection to domestic workers" (30). Women tend to be domestic workers (MV-coder comment).
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:02 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Feb. 22, 2023, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
“In Bulgaria, mothers and society perceive the period of maternity as the most important because of the need for childcare. But this is also a period of increasing family expenses that puts mothers in front of the dilemma – to raise their children by accepting some deprivation or returning to work” (first paragraph).
Feb. 18, 2023, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women in South Korea are highly educated, yet far from equal in the workplace. The country has the highest gender pay gap of any rich country. Most of the housework and childcare in South Korea still falls to women and it is common for women to stop work after having children or for their careers to stagnate" (Para.14). "Essentially, many women here are still forced to choose between having a career and having a family. Increasingly they are deciding they don't want to sacrifice their careers. As one woman put it to me: 'we are on a baby-making strike'. " (Para.15-16).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women in South Korea are highly educated, yet far from equal in the workplace. The country has the highest gender pay gap of any rich country. Most of the housework and childcare in South Korea still falls to women and it is common for women to stop work after having children or for their careers to stagnate" (Para.14). "Essentially, many women here are still forced to choose between having a career and having a family. Increasingly they are deciding they don't want to sacrifice their careers. As one woman put it to me: 'we are on a baby-making strike'. " (Para.15-16).
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned at the persistence of discriminatory stereotypes concerning the responsibility of women for childcare, which ultimately reduces their career prospects in the labour market" (5). These stereotypes suggest societal views that being a mother is not fulfilling (KMM-CODER COMMENT). "The Committee notes the following with concern, however: (a) The high number of femicides in the State party and the lack of comprehensive and updated statistical data on the phenomenon...(c) Incidents of hate crimes and attacks on refugees and asylum seekers, including women and girls, in both shelters and houses, causing severe danger to women and girls" (6). "The Committee notes that non-citizens applying for Austrian citizenship must...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee remains concerned at the persistence of discriminatory stereotypes concerning the responsibility of women for childcare, which ultimately reduces their career prospects in the labour market" (5). These stereotypes suggest societal views that being a mother is not fulfilling (KMM-CODER COMMENT). "The Committee notes the following with concern, however: (a) The high number of femicides in the State party and the lack of comprehensive and updated statistical data on the phenomenon...(c) Incidents of hate crimes and attacks on refugees and asylum seekers, including women and girls, in both shelters and houses, causing severe danger to women and girls" (6). "The Committee notes that non-citizens applying for Austrian citizenship must...more
Dec. 9, 2022, 4 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[According to legal expert Désirée Okobé], '[Ivorian] society makes women feel that they have to be home with a husband to have status' " (para 20).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"[According to legal expert Désirée Okobé], '[Ivorian] society makes women feel that they have to be home with a husband to have status' " (para 20).
Sept. 10, 2021, 9:23 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'When we refer to women by their roles, their original and real identity gets lost,' said Mr Darya. 'When men deny women's identities, over time women themselves begin to censor their own identity.' Ms Sayeed, a women's rights activist and one of Afghanistan's most famous singers, said women were entitled to an independent identity. 'A woman is first of all a human and then your wife, sister, mother or daughter, and she has the right to be recognised by her identity,' she said. But she said she feared the campaign had a long road ahead" (para 15-17). This indicates that societally, women may only be considered to have a fulfilling...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"'When we refer to women by their roles, their original and real identity gets lost,' said Mr Darya. 'When men deny women's identities, over time women themselves begin to censor their own identity.' Ms Sayeed, a women's rights activist and one of Afghanistan's most famous singers, said women were entitled to an independent identity. 'A woman is first of all a human and then your wife, sister, mother or daughter, and she has the right to be recognised by her identity,' she said. But she said she feared the campaign had a long road ahead" (para 15-17). This indicates that societally, women may only be considered to have a fulfilling...more
Sept. 8, 2021, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Experts say some men of that generation carry beliefs that women are best left at home, or should attend meetings but remain silent" (para 6). "Mori and Nikai both said women should remain silent. Choo says their disparaging remarks toward women were examples of traditional and outdated views on the place of women in society, which suggest men should remain the primary breadwinners and women should stay home" (para 14). "Kaname Nakama, a fourth-year student at Meiji University in Japan, who identifies as a conservative and runs a political YouTube channel, said young people in the country think politics is too complicated. He discusses political issues ranging from the role...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Experts say some men of that generation carry beliefs that women are best left at home, or should attend meetings but remain silent" (para 6). "Mori and Nikai both said women should remain silent. Choo says their disparaging remarks toward women were examples of traditional and outdated views on the place of women in society, which suggest men should remain the primary breadwinners and women should stay home" (para 14). "Kaname Nakama, a fourth-year student at Meiji University in Japan, who identifies as a conservative and runs a political YouTube channel, said young people in the country think politics is too complicated. He discusses political issues ranging from the role...more
Sept. 8, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women continued to face discrimination and hardship in the workplace. Women made up only 7 percent of the workforce. Many women faced pressure from relatives to stay at home and encountered hiring practices that favored men. Older and married women reported it was more difficult for them than for younger, single women to find jobs. Women who worked reported they encountered insults, sexual harassment, lack of transportation, and an absence of day care facilities. Salary discrimination existed in the private sector. Female journalists, social workers, and police officers reported they were often threatened or abused. Persons with disabilities also suffered from discrimination in hiring" (43). Relatives pressuring women to stay...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Women continued to face discrimination and hardship in the workplace. Women made up only 7 percent of the workforce. Many women faced pressure from relatives to stay at home and encountered hiring practices that favored men. Older and married women reported it was more difficult for them than for younger, single women to find jobs. Women who worked reported they encountered insults, sexual harassment, lack of transportation, and an absence of day care facilities. Salary discrimination existed in the private sector. Female journalists, social workers, and police officers reported they were often threatened or abused. Persons with disabilities also suffered from discrimination in hiring" (43). Relatives pressuring women to stay...more
July 9, 2021, 7:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"South Korea has a shiny side that it wants to proudly show the world: K-pop, K-quarantine during COVID-19, hi-tech industries. But what it is less keen to show are the areas where it catastrophically fails. South Korean society does not know how to protect or treat women as equals to men and as valuable and indispensable entities of society. Rather, South Korean women, myself included, live in a country that views women as objects —beautiful things whose sole function is bearing children. This is not just a societal construct, this is unabashed discrimination against women that is encouraged by my government. For example, in January 2021, the Seoul city government...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"South Korea has a shiny side that it wants to proudly show the world: K-pop, K-quarantine during COVID-19, hi-tech industries. But what it is less keen to show are the areas where it catastrophically fails. South Korean society does not know how to protect or treat women as equals to men and as valuable and indispensable entities of society. Rather, South Korean women, myself included, live in a country that views women as objects —beautiful things whose sole function is bearing children. This is not just a societal construct, this is unabashed discrimination against women that is encouraged by my government. For example, in January 2021, the Seoul city government...more
March 6, 2021, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"loopholes allow reduced sentences for men for killing a female relative" (para 1).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"loopholes allow reduced sentences for men for killing a female relative" (para 1).
Jan. 1, 2021, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Mr. Abe did shift the tone from previous leaders who had declared that a woman’s rightful place was in the home" (para 11). "Still, like so many other men in Japanese politics, Mr. Suga has made public comments that reflect traditional views about a woman’s role in society. When a popular actor, Masaharu Fukuyama, married the actress Kazue Fukiishi in 2015, Mr. Suga predicted on television that their marriage would prompt 'Mama-sans' around the country to 'want to have babies alongside the new couple and contribute to the country' (para 25-26). "And when Mr. Suga and the other two men running for prime minister, Fumio Kishida and Shigeru Ishiba, were...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Mr. Abe did shift the tone from previous leaders who had declared that a woman’s rightful place was in the home" (para 11). "Still, like so many other men in Japanese politics, Mr. Suga has made public comments that reflect traditional views about a woman’s role in society. When a popular actor, Masaharu Fukuyama, married the actress Kazue Fukiishi in 2015, Mr. Suga predicted on television that their marriage would prompt 'Mama-sans' around the country to 'want to have babies alongside the new couple and contribute to the country' (para 25-26). "And when Mr. Suga and the other two men running for prime minister, Fumio Kishida and Shigeru Ishiba, were...more
Jan. 1, 2021, 2:26 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-PRACTICE-2
"Cultural traditions discourage women from working outside the home, according to Mashooque Birhamani, SSO’s chief executive officer. While he hopes this will change one day, male community members are stepping up in the meantime" (para 2).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, EWCMS-PRACTICE-2
"Cultural traditions discourage women from working outside the home, according to Mashooque Birhamani, SSO’s chief executive officer. While he hopes this will change one day, male community members are stepping up in the meantime" (para 2).
Dec. 31, 2020, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The Shriver study features a bipartisan poll showing that a majority of Americans, especially African-American and Latina women, support new steps by employers and governments to adapt to this new family and workplace reality. They want government to address our society as it is now, rather than trying to return to an outdated model of stay-at-home moms in two-parent households" (para 4).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The Shriver study features a bipartisan poll showing that a majority of Americans, especially African-American and Latina women, support new steps by employers and governments to adapt to this new family and workplace reality. They want government to address our society as it is now, rather than trying to return to an outdated model of stay-at-home moms in two-parent households" (para 4).
Dec. 23, 2020, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
In the table titled 'Public Differs on Importance of Stay-at-Home Moms and Stay-at-Home Dads,' 34% stated that children are just as well off if the mother works, whereas 51% said children are better off with the mother at home and 13% said it depends. 76% claimed that the children are just as well off if the father works, 8% said they are better off with the father home and 11% said it depends (para 8).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
In the table titled 'Public Differs on Importance of Stay-at-Home Moms and Stay-at-Home Dads,' 34% stated that children are just as well off if the mother works, whereas 51% said children are better off with the mother at home and 13% said it depends. 76% claimed that the children are just as well off if the father works, 8% said they are better off with the father home and 11% said it depends (para 8).
Dec. 23, 2020, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The study identified that model constructed by the society determines the traits, responsibilities and parameters for a woman...The responsibilities include accomplishment of all household chores including stitching, bearing and rearing of children, care of ill and old, and participation in social and religious activities in the extended family" (para 45). This indicates that the responsibilities come with being a woman (CAT - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The study identified that model constructed by the society determines the traits, responsibilities and parameters for a woman...The responsibilities include accomplishment of all household chores including stitching, bearing and rearing of children, care of ill and old, and participation in social and religious activities in the extended family" (para 45). This indicates that the responsibilities come with being a woman (CAT - CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 30, 2020, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, CL-PRACTICE-1
"In the private sphere, women are still seen as responsible for childcare and all domestic work" (para 5).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1, CL-PRACTICE-1
"In the private sphere, women are still seen as responsible for childcare and all domestic work" (para 5).
June 28, 2020, 5:16 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Most Americans say women face a lot of pressure to be an involved parent... The public sees vastly different pressure points for men women as they navigate roles in society. Large majorities say women face a lot of pressure to be an involved parent (77%)...Far fewer say men face these types of pressures" (para 8).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"Most Americans say women face a lot of pressure to be an involved parent... The public sees vastly different pressure points for men women as they navigate roles in society. Large majorities say women face a lot of pressure to be an involved parent (77%)...Far fewer say men face these types of pressures" (para 8).
Dec. 14, 2019, 3:07 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"…a growing number of Japanese women are postponing or forgoing marriage, rejecting the traditional path that leads to what many now regard as a life of domestic drudgery" (para 6). "'I thought, 'If I get married, I will just have to do more housework,' said Kayoko Masuda, 49, a single cartoonist" (para 12). "For some single women, their married friends with children serve as cautionary tales. Shigeko Shirota, 48, who works as an administrator at a preschool and lives in a condominium she bought herself, says many of her married friends stay home with their children and get little help from their husbands. 'It's not fair for women to have...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"…a growing number of Japanese women are postponing or forgoing marriage, rejecting the traditional path that leads to what many now regard as a life of domestic drudgery" (para 6). "'I thought, 'If I get married, I will just have to do more housework,' said Kayoko Masuda, 49, a single cartoonist" (para 12). "For some single women, their married friends with children serve as cautionary tales. Shigeko Shirota, 48, who works as an administrator at a preschool and lives in a condominium she bought herself, says many of her married friends stay home with their children and get little help from their husbands. 'It's not fair for women to have...more
Sept. 17, 2019, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"In a break with the Marxist ambition of liberating women from patriarchal oppression, President Xi has called on women to embrace their “unique role” in the family and 'shoulder the responsibilities of taking care of the old and young, as well as educating children.'" (para 13).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"In a break with the Marxist ambition of liberating women from patriarchal oppression, President Xi has called on women to embrace their “unique role” in the family and 'shoulder the responsibilities of taking care of the old and young, as well as educating children.'" (para 13).
June 7, 2019, 2:07 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"During the period under review, considerable effort was made to give visibility to existing inequality in women’s economic empowerment, based on evidence. In 2012, through a partnership between ICIEG, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and CIGEF, a Time use survey was conducted, enabling public discussion of a root cause of gender equality. In Cabo Verde, in light of gender roles and stereotypes, women are assigned almost exclusive responsibility for domestic work, education of children and family care: on average people dedicate almost 1/3 of their weekly time to unpaid work, 63 hours a week on average for women and 38 for men, a difference of about 24 hours a...more
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"During the period under review, considerable effort was made to give visibility to existing inequality in women’s economic empowerment, based on evidence. In 2012, through a partnership between ICIEG, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) and CIGEF, a Time use survey was conducted, enabling public discussion of a root cause of gender equality. In Cabo Verde, in light of gender roles and stereotypes, women are assigned almost exclusive responsibility for domestic work, education of children and family care: on average people dedicate almost 1/3 of their weekly time to unpaid work, 63 hours a week on average for women and 38 for men, a difference of about 24 hours a...more
April 25, 2019, 9:05 a.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The UAE recognises and values unpaid domestic work of women through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household" (Para 4).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
"The UAE recognises and values unpaid domestic work of women through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household" (Para 4).
April 4, 2019, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
Regarding the question 'A woman's place is in the home', 25% of the total sample agreed and 71% disagreed. Disaggregated by gender, 28% of men and 22% of women agreed; 67% of men and 75% of women disagreed (13). Regarding the question 'Men should spend more time doing house work', 69% of the total sample agreed and 25% disagreed. Disaggregated by gender, 60% of men and 78% of women agreed; 34% of men and 18% of women disagreed (15).
Variables: MULV-PRACTICE-1
Regarding the question 'A woman's place is in the home', 25% of the total sample agreed and 71% disagreed. Disaggregated by gender, 28% of men and 22% of women agreed; 67% of men and 75% of women disagreed (13). Regarding the question 'Men should spend more time doing house work', 69% of the total sample agreed and 25% disagreed. Disaggregated by gender, 60% of men and 78% of women agreed; 34% of men and 18% of women disagreed (15).