Gender Inequality
Women all over the world has been fighting for equal rights and Brazil needless to say. Statistics have shown a great improvement and hopefully in many years to come, this trend will continue.
The illiteracy rates for women ages 15 and above have decreased from 20.3% in 1991 to 9.8% in 2008, and then to 6.3% in 2012. Women in Brazil have generally became more educated as statistics have shown that more females are moving on to tertiary education as compared to the males. On average, women school for 7.7 years whereas men school for 7.4 years. There is also an increasing number of women employed in the nonagricultural area.
In a recent poll, only 20% of the respondents which consist of both men and women, feel that both sexes receive equal treatment. On the other hand, more than half feel that they do not get equal job opportunies. Based on statistics, women's pay are only 70.7% that of the men's in 2010. This gap increases as they proceed to higher education. Women spend an average of 36.5 hours per week working, fewer than men, who spend an average of 43.9 hours. Among the women, those with higher education work more than those with lower education whereas among the men, those with higher education work less .
In October 2010, Brazil’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, was elected. This was a huge step to gender equality in Brazil. Dilma Rousseff made a promise to fight for women’s rights, with “Yes, women can” being the battle cry. She appeals to the women in Brazil, especially those in the rural areas, and this is one of the many reasons she is so popular among the Brazilians.
The illiteracy rates for women ages 15 and above have decreased from 20.3% in 1991 to 9.8% in 2008, and then to 6.3% in 2012. Women in Brazil have generally became more educated as statistics have shown that more females are moving on to tertiary education as compared to the males. On average, women school for 7.7 years whereas men school for 7.4 years. There is also an increasing number of women employed in the nonagricultural area.
In a recent poll, only 20% of the respondents which consist of both men and women, feel that both sexes receive equal treatment. On the other hand, more than half feel that they do not get equal job opportunies. Based on statistics, women's pay are only 70.7% that of the men's in 2010. This gap increases as they proceed to higher education. Women spend an average of 36.5 hours per week working, fewer than men, who spend an average of 43.9 hours. Among the women, those with higher education work more than those with lower education whereas among the men, those with higher education work less .
In October 2010, Brazil’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, was elected. This was a huge step to gender equality in Brazil. Dilma Rousseff made a promise to fight for women’s rights, with “Yes, women can” being the battle cry. She appeals to the women in Brazil, especially those in the rural areas, and this is one of the many reasons she is so popular among the Brazilians.