- Among Tanzanians aged 18-65, men are more likely than women to hold full-time jobs (44% vs. 28%) or part-time jobs (28% vs. 18%). About one in four working-age women (24%) are not working and looking for a job, compared to 16% of working-age men
- Three in 10 citizens (31%) say men deserve more rights to a job than women when jobs are scarce
- Support for gender equality in hiring is higher among women (73%) than men (59%) and increases with a rise in education status, from 59% among those with no formal schooling to 74% among respondents with post-secondary qualifications.
- About in 10 Tanzanians say women are “often” or “always” sexually harassed in public places
- Reports of harassment of women are more common among urban residents (15%, vs. 9% of rural residents) and people facing severe lived poverty (23%, vs. 8%-10% of better-off citizens).
- Seven in 10 respondents (70%) say it is “somewhat likely” (28%) or “very likely” (42%) that people will believe women and girls who complain about discrimination or harassment
- Tanzanians overwhelmingly (75%) say the police and courts need to do more to protect women and girls from discrimination and harassment, including 60% who call on them to do “much more”
Three-fourths of Tanzanians say the police and courts need to do more to protect girls and women from discrimination and harassment in public spaces, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey.
Most citizens report that incidents of harassment are rare or nonexistent, while seven in 10 are confident that women and girls will be believed if they complain about such incidents.
In a context where working-age women are considerably less likely than men to be working, three in 10 Tanzanians say men have more rights to a job than a woman when jobs are scarce.
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