- Seven in 10 Mozambicans (70%) say women should have the same chance as men to vie for political office, rejecting the idea that men make better political leaders and should thus be given priority as candidates (Figure 1).
- Two-thirds of citizens (66%) say it is “somewhat likely” or “very likely” that a woman and her family will gain standing in the community if she runs for elective office (Figure 2). o But majorities consider it likely that others in the community will criticise her, call her names, or harass her for seeking public office (57%), and think she might face problems with her family (51%).
- More than four in 10 citizens (42%) think the state and elected officials should do “somewhat more” (19%) or “much more” (23%) to promote equal rights and opportunities for women. One-third (32%) say they are doing about the right amount, while 23% think they should reduce their gender-equality efforts (Figure 3).
- Gender-based violence ranks as the most important issue related to women’s rights and equality that Mozambicans say their government and society must address, followed by a scarcity of women in influential positions in government, unequal opportunities or pay in the workplace, unequal access to education, and unequal rights of property ownership and inheritance (Figure 4).
Most Mozambicans say women should have the same chance as men to run for public office, a new Afrobarometer study shows.
But while many say a woman and her family will probably gain standing in the community if she runs for elective office, majorities think women are likely to face criticism and problems with their families if they run.
A significant proportion of citizens say more needs to be done to advance the rights and opportunities of women, including on gender-based violence, which respondents highlight as the most important women’s-rights issue that the government and society must address.
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