- Men are three times as likely as women to say they make decisions themselves about how household money is spent (46% vs. 15%) (Figure 1).
- Six in 10 Moroccans (59%) say that if jobs are scarce, men should have more rights to employment than women. Only about one-third (36%) endorse equal rights in hiring (Figure 2).
- Only about four in 10 citizens (42%) say women should have the same rights as men to own and inherit land. Almost half (48%) disagree (Figure 3).
- More than six in 10 Moroccans (62%) say women should have the same chance as men of being elected to public office. Only 42% of men agree, vs. 83% of women (Figure 4).
- Almost two-thirds (63%) of respondents say the government is doing a “fairly good” or “very good” job of promoting equal rights and opportunities for women. Men (69%), urban residents (66%), the most educated (68%), and the economically well off (65%) are more likely to approve of the government’s performance (Figure 5).
In Morocco, significant gender inequalities are reflected in financial decision making and perceptions of who should be entitled to scarce jobs, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.
Men are twice as likely as women to make decisions on how household monies are spent, survey findings show, and a majority of Moroccans say men should be given priority in hiring. Only a minority endorse gender equality in land ownership.
In contrast, a majority of Moroccans believe women should have an equal chance of being elected to public office.
Despite persistent gender gaps, a majority of respondents say the government is doing a good job of promoting equal rights and opportunities for women.
In line with its accession to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Morocco has pursued gender equality through legislative texts including its family code, though critics have called for reform of the nearly two- decade-old code.
