[2] Education is more important for boys than for girls…agree or disagree?
Agree 7%
Disagree 93
DK *  
On the whole, men make better political leaders than women do…agree or disagree?
Agree 21%
Disagree 76
DK 3
When jobs are scarce, men should have more rights to a job than women…agree or disagree?
Agree 16%
Disagree 82
DK 2
A woman needs to have children in order to be really fulfilled…agree or disagree?
Agree 14%
Disagree 80
DK 5
Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch [for Gallup International]
September 1999

 

[3] (There are many issues a women's movement could focus on, but not all of them can be a priority. For each of the following, please tell me whether you think it should be a top priority, a lower priority, or not a priority at all for a women's movement.) Should ... improving women's lives in other parts of the world be a top priority, lower priority, or not a priority at all?

64% Top priority
24 Lower priority
9 Not a priority
3 Don't know/Refused
Center for the Advancement of Women.
December 17-January 2, 2003


[4] Women in advanced countries must insist for the rights of women in the developing world…agree or disagree?
Agree 73%
Disagree 22
DK 5
Taylor Nelson Sofres Intersearch [for Gallup International]
September 1999

 

[5] Some people think the U.S. (United States) should use its influence to improve conditions for women in other countries. Other people think the U.S. should accept that other countries have values about women that are different from ours and not get involved. Which comes closer to your view--should the U.S. use its influence or should the U.S. not get involved/not get involved or should the U.S. use its influence?
47% U.S. should use its influence
46 U.S. should not get involved
7 Don't know/Refused
Progress & Perils: New Agenda for Women Survey by Center for the Advancement of Women. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, December 17-January 2, 2003 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women sample of 1,000. The Center for the Advancement of Women was formerly known as the Center for Gender Equality.


[6] Using a scale where 0 means an issue should be the very lowest priority and 10 means it should be an extremely high priority, how high a priority would you ask the next president to put on each of these?... Helping women in other countries obtain basic human rights
Mean = point 6.47  
The percent of respondents who answered 10  
     Extremely high priority - 21%  
Belden, Russonello & Stewart
February 2000

 

[7] How much attention do you pay to news stories about women's issues or rights in other countries around the world - a lot, a little, or hardly any attention?

Subpopulation/Note: * = less than .5 percent  
30% A lot of attention
46 A little
22 Hardly any
2 None (volunteered)
* Don't know/Refused



[8] (I will read a list of some stories covered by news organizations this past month. As I read each item, tell me if you happened to follow this news story very closely, fairly closely, not too closely, or not at all closely?)... The United Nations Women's Conference in China
Very closely 8%
Fairly closely 26
Not too closely 26
Not at all closely 39
Don't know 8
Times Mirror Center for the People and the Press
October 1995 		1

 

[9] When it comes to the issue of women's rights in Iraq, should the U.S. (United States) ... insist that a new Iraqi government provide equal rights for women, encourage equal rights for women, but leave it up to the Iraqis to decide, or not get involved in the issue?

20%

Insist that a new Iraqi government provide equal rights for women
49 Encourage equal rights for women, but leave it up to the Iraqis to decide
29 Not get involved in the issue
2 Don't know/Refused
Survey by Pew Research Center. Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, September 8-September 11, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,523.

 

[10] Which comes closer to your view -- the US (United States) should take active steps to make certain that the new government in Afghanistan gives women the same basic rights that men in that country have, or the US should allow the new government in Afghanistan to make its own rules concerning the rights women have in that country?
  Make certain women given basic rights
 54%
  Allow new government to make own rules 43
  No opinion 3
Organization: Gallup Organization, Cable News Network, U.S.A. Today
Date: DEC 14-16, 2001

 


[11] Which comes closer to your view -- the United States should take active steps to have Muslim countries give women in their countries the same basic rights that men have, or the U.S should not involve itself in Muslim countries' decisions about how to treat their people?
  Take active steps
44%
  Not involve itself 54
  No opinion 2
Organization: Gallup Organization, Cable News Network, U.S.A. Today
Date: MAR 1-3, 2002

[12] (I'm going to read you some proposals for strengthening our nation's security. For each of the following, please tell me if it would enhance our security a great deal, somewhat or not at all.) ... Creating policies that support equal rights and better educational opportunities for women in Muslim countries

41%

A great deal

37

Somewhat

20

Not at all

2

Don't know

Methodology: Conducted by Public Agenda Foundation, June 1-June 13, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,004.

 

[13] (Thinking about what is going on in the country right now, please tell me how much truth you think there is in each of the following statements - a great deal of truth, a fair amount of truth, not very much truth or no truth at all.) ... We have to meet our increased military obligations in fighting terrorism, but this war will not be won with military forces alone. We need strong alliances and cooperation with other countries and we need to help improve literacy, health care and women's rights in many countries around the world. An effective war on terrorism requires all of those things. ... Do you think there is a great deal of truth, a fair amount of truth, not very much truth or no truth at all in that statement?

Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form I half sample

54%
A great deal of truth
32 A fair amount of truth
8 Not very much truth
4 No truth at all
1 Don't know/refused
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, February 26 - March 3, 2002 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered likely voters (see note) sample of 1,000. National registered likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2000 presidential election, were ineligible/too young to vote, and they said they will probably vote or are almost certain to vote in the 2002 election for Congress.