The father group who have only daughter has highest awareness of gender equality

The father group's awareness of gender equality who have only daughter is the highest among school parents. According to survey of nearly 1800 elementary, middle and high school parents conducted by Korean Women's Development Institute in July, The father group's score who have only daughter is highest as average 76.76 point. It is higher than the mothers who have sisters (74.92 point /second rank) or the mothers who have only daughter (73.72 point/ third rank) nearly 2~3 point.

 

 

 The score gap between another father group is more clear. There is full 16 point gap between the father group who have only son (60.69 point) that ranked lowest score level. Also the father group's score who have brothers(63.32point/ranked ninth) or sisters (68.05point/ranked seventh)is lower than the father group's score who have only daughter each 13point and 8point.

 

 

Among parents, mothers(71.50point) have high gender equality level compared fathers(64.81point) or regarding children gender, the parents's score(73.38point) who have daughter is higher than the parents's one(68.18point) who have son.

 

 

 Sang Soo Ahn, a researcher at Korean Women's Development Institute analyzed children's gender has significant effect on father's awareness of gender equality and he focused on ' daughter idiot phenomenon ' (implied the father who regard his daughter as the apple of his eye ). He said, " Even the man who have common idea indirectly undergoes discrimination on raising his daughter." Also he explained, "Worry and expectation about daughter's life effect father's awareness." He added, "These conscious change may be restricted to personal level because it comes from 'Paternalism' so the key to solution is to expand understanding and sympathy about female not restricted in family member."

 

 

The survey consist of 12 questions and the result is calculated by converting 4 point measure of answer into 100 point. The survey questions may be summarized as follows : 'A man who is breadwinner should get a salary more.'

'A man is working as assistant under female boss looks strange. ' 'A woman is poor at deciding important thing compared to man.' ' A man who cooks and keeps house looks strange.'

 

 

The original article : http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/201212/h2012120206120884100.htm

 

 

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