Table A.1.
Measures of Restrictive Gender Attitudes (Bangladesh)
| Overall | Male | Female | Rural | Urban | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educationrowhead | |||||
| If a family can afford for one child to go to secondary school, it should be the boy only | 0.230 | 0.167 | 0.295 | 0.256 | 0.223 |
| Only boys should learn about science, technology, and math | 0.117 | 0.084 | 0.150 | 0.155 | 0.105 |
| Girls should be sent to school only if they are not needed to help at home | 0.174 | 0.167 | 0.181 | 0.159 | 0.178 |
| Girls should avoid raising their voice to be ladylike | 0.745 | 0.764 | 0.725 | 0.712 | 0.754 |
| (Reverse) Boys should be able to show their feelings without fear of being teased |
0.714 |
0.766 |
0.662 |
0.738 |
0.707 |
| Time Userowhead | |||||
| (Reverse) Girls and boys should share household tasks equally | 0.137 | 0.127 | 0.148 | 0.119 | 0.143 |
| A woman's most important role is to take care of her home and cook for her family | 0.570 | 0.533 | 0.609 | 0.685 | 0.537 |
| A man should have the final word on decisions in his home |
0.522 |
0.473 |
0.573 |
0.512 |
0.525 |
| Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowermentrowhead | |||||
| (Reverse) Women should have the same chance to work outside of the home as men | 0.111 | 0.0847 | 0.139 | 0.193 | 0.087 |
| Women who participate in politics or leadership positions cannot also be good wives or mothers | 0.408 | 0.366 | 0.451 | 0.468 | 0.390 |
| (Reverse) It is important for women and adolescent girls to have their own savings |
0.107 |
0.0656 |
0.150 |
0.144 |
0.097 |
| Relationships and Marriagerowhead | |||||
| (Reverse) A boy should be able to have a girlfriend if he wants to | 0.174 | 0.160 | 0.189 | 0.167 | 0.176 |
| (Reverse) A girl should be able to have a boyfriend if she wants to | 0.186 | 0.181 | 0.190 | 0.181 | 0.187 |
| (Reverse) A girl's marriage can wait until she has completed secondary school |
0.208 |
0.182 |
0.235 |
0.243 |
0.198 |
| Sexual and Reproductive Healthrowhead | |||||
| (Reverse) Girls should be proud of their bodies as they become women | 0.461 | 0.463 | 0.459 | 0.467 | 0.460 |
| Families should control their daughters' behaviors more than their sons' |
0.754 |
0.767 |
0.740 |
0.755 |
0.753 |
| Sample size | 1623 | 841 | 782 | 451 | 1172 |
Notes: This table summarizes the gender attitudes from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) Bangladesh quantitative survey. All variables are constructed to take a value of 1 if the response is gendered and 0 otherwise. Means are weighted to make them representative of the study communities.